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| | Hiking | | 4 Hrs 45 Mns | | 0.00 mph |
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| no partners | | | We went in from canyon lake and found a spot to anchor and tie up the boat. There is a buoy marked for the reef where we had seen another person tie up their kayak in a video on youtube. There is a large rock to the right of that buoy that has some yellow writing on it. We anchored between these 2 spots. After anchoring, all 5 of us started our nearly vertical hike/climb to the cave. We started out trying to go mostly straight up from that spot, aiming for the wall that leads to the cave. We were met with a dead end as none of us were prepared to do a serious climb. We backtracked and took an approach going to the east. We realized at this point that it would be a lot of zig zag hiking to reach the path along the highest cliff wall. We did happen to see a couple cairns on the way up. But, they did not seem to be on any type of "easy" path. We saw virtually no wildlife other than small lizards. Luckily the temperature never exceeded 86° considering the previous days temperature was 100°. All but one of us was able to reach the cave. He had to turn back to the boat just minutes from the cave. Once at the cave we thought we would be able to see more remnants of the event. We were slightly disappointed by the lack of evidence but still enthralled by our success. It took roughly 90 minutes for the first of us to reach the cave. The 2nd hiker reached it in about 105 minutes, the 3rd and 4th in 130 minutes. We had a lunch in the cave and explored the cave looking for any possible traces of the the event. We found a few bone fragments and some interesting rocks. We admired the walls timeline of previous explorers as well. All in all, it was a great experience. The reward of more remnants would have been the icing on the cake. Nevertheless, we enjoyed our time together and felt a great sense of accomplishment for our adventure. For future hikers, trail markers would be highly advised. Just please remove as you come down to keep the area natural. Everything looks pretty much the same so it is hard to find the way you came up. |
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