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Backpack | 6.50 Miles |
1,000 AEG |
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1,000 ft AEG | | 20 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | Took the creekbed for the upper section of the hike; water trickling/flowing in most of the slickrock sections - really beautiful!. Further on, easy bypass of the falls just to the right (LDC). Beautiful fall-emblazoned sycamore and cottonwood trees lined the creekbed all the way to Toney Ranch. Sunday morning dawned with some 'frost on the pumpkin', but warmed shortly. Retraced our steps back out on Sunday.
Notes: 342 Road (from FR 650) has a couple of rock ledges shortly before the saddle that may dissuade some stock vehicles - low range is near-mandatory for these ledges.
Manzanita and whatever those holly-looking bushes are are reclaiming the old 'trail', which when I hiked this 20 years ago was pretty decent, now it is nearly obscured. There was clear-sailing down the drainage, more so on the return, as I spent about an extra 1.5 hours with hand clippers on the way in, although nearly no catclaw! |
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"The censorship method ... is that of handing the job over to some frail and erring mortal man, and making him omnipotent on the assumption that his official status will make him infallible and omniscient."
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