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| Hiking | 11.00 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 11.00 Miles | 4 Hrs 45 Mns | | 2.32 mph |
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| no partners | | North Rim opening day!
Jamie was off and I don't start work until the 30th I so we have hiked to "Widforss Point", which is the viewing area that can be easily reached by the five Mile hike on Widforss Trail.
We just headed east, down a 250ft steeeeeep gully/drainage type thing that was FULL of new Mexican locust trees and a few sleeping stands of scrubby oaks.
Thank goodness for the oaks and convertible pants!! I'd hiked the trail without my zipons on but opted to zip em on into pants before heading into the gully...ahhhh!
Followed a beefalo track to the bottom of the gully then right on up the other side. Numerous large fallen trees made the scrambling up through the locust quite easy for me, just walk the logs.
The summit was covered in fossils (Kaibab Limestone layer) and the views were beautiful of course.
The viewpoint we reached is known as "Widforss Overlook" because it Overlooks the TRUE rock outcrop known as "Widforss Point".
So when you hike Widforss Trail you're not really reaching Widforss Point. But I won't tell the tourists that ;)
The true Widforss Point is a class four scramble and climb where a handline might be necessary depending on your skill and the rock condition.
It was so windy today we opted out of attempting the true Point.
We returned from the overlook by sliding down 250ft back into the gully and following a well trampled beefalison track back to Widforss Trail.
Oddly enough it took us 1.5 hours to get from trailhead to the tourist point but two hours to get back...that wind was brutal and exhausting!! That gully though.... phew! |
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