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| Hiking | 8.60 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 8.60 Miles | 4 Hrs 25 Mns | | 1.98 mph |
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| no partners | | I invited Andy on this hike out to the east Goldfields with only a vague idea of exactly what I wanted to hike. he had an idea to hit 2 arches, which is thing in the Goldfields. I agreed and downloaded his track. Then in the morning I saw that even though it was 11 miles, it was over 8 hours hiking time. that's when I also the off trail bushwhacking involved, which I wasn't up for. We ended up hiking up into the narrow canyon that goes near those arches, but I wasn't up for the bushwhacking. this time of year with the snakes and the vegetation starting to grow more (not to mention the heat starting), it seemed better to keep it easier. and I had chores to do at home.
The narrow canyon that we hiked at the north end of the loop was very nice. I hadn't been there before and the scenery was fantastic. It was crazy that in this canyon there were obvious signs of 4 wheelers driving over some hellacious rocks and boulders.
After getting out of the narrow canyon, we headed down the main wash then took the Willow Springs Canyon east trail for a bit until we got to FR12, then took that back to the parking lot except for when we left for a bit to follow the wash again, which got very narrow in a spot that required some mildly adventurous climbing.
Overall very nice day. the scenery out here is always fantastic. Cool in the morning, and not too hot by the time we finished, although you can feel it's getting warmer now. Saw only one hiker and a few 4x4 drivers, mostly as we got closer to the trailhead. |
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