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| | Canyoneering | 8.00 Miles | 4 Hrs | | 2.00 mph |
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| no partners | | Reverse Willow Springs via Butcher Jones. Loaded up my kayak and drove to Butcher Jones. Arrived before sunrise and started paddling towards the mouth of the canyon. Calm glassy water, no wind and pink clouds overhead. The sun came up and lit up the cliff walls, as I made my way across the lake.
I reached the canyon and listened to an unknown animal splashing in the water on the other side of the tall reeds. Waited for a view, but it never made itself visible.
I stowed my boat and paddle and started up the narrow canyon. I was looking for what was described as a difficult upclimb, but never really encountered what is described in the hike description. The narrow slot may be tricky to navigate, but there is indeed a workaround to the right. Two workarounds actually. One cuts underneath a rock and the other, further right, is a light bushwhack with a couple easy scrambles up boulders.
I traveled up the dry wash until reaching a narrow side canyon to my right. I walked a short way into the narrowly slotted canyon and checked out a small cave-like alcove on the cliff wall. This is where I turned around.
Made it back to my kayak and paddled back to Butcher Jones.
4.5 miles on foot
3.5 miles by boat |
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| This is my gym. I have to travel down a bumpy road to get there. There are no treadmillls, no machines, and no personal trainers. I walk..I run..I breathe the fresh air. I can go any time I want, as much as I want and there is no membership fee. |
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