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| Hiking | 7.20 Miles |
1,200 AEG |
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| 1,200 ft AEG | | 14 LBS Pack | | |
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| partners | | Took my son Ben and his friend Ben out for a couple of hikes. He requested nothing too long because he had to be back in the Valley at a reasonable hour, something with water.
Tramway/Maxwell Fit the bill for the first one in the Sampler Platter.
We had to park a little short of the loop start because of the muddy road conditions. Found out later from a camper that they'd received 3 hours worth of heavy rain the night before. This made the road walk to the rim, slick with mud laden shoes. I opted to go down the Tramway and up Maxwell.
The views from up top, as always, were outstanding! Once you get down to the creek you are in another world. Jungle like. The route between Tramway and Maxwell disappears every now and then. Because of all the rain the night before, the Creek was up and the jungle vegetation was dripping wet. I gave up trying to keep dry after about 1/10th of a mile.
Passed only one occupied campsite, which is unusual for this area. Made our way up Maxwell and the road walk back to the Truck. With thunder crackling all around, we got rained on a bit on the walk back.
I need to come back when I can spend more time exploring at the bottom. With the rain coming in and the muddy roads, it was not in the cards today.
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There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
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