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| no partners | | I recently upgraded my Titan to a newer, more capable suspension, so I thought the best way to beat it up would be to drive down FS12 from Willow Springs Trailhead. The road is getting more gnarly in the bypasses. The wash was the usual sandy and rock dodging.
We started hiking down the wash to the canyon. Signs of some water recently, but it was dry. Once we entered Black Glass, we could hear some running water. All of the pools that you have to navigate at the start of the canyon had water and were running lightly running, from pool to pool.
One we got up to the flatter area the catclaw and grasses really choked up many parts of the hike in. I am a catclaw magnet or something and I don't think I missed a single thorny shrub on the way to the arch. I need to start wearing kelvar spf shirts.
The trail up to the arch is very defind now. The views up top are always amazing. I've only been up here in the mornings. The light and shadows were a different experience late in the day. After the mandatory pictures at the arch (and a little drone flying), we started back down.
The shadows in the canyon made the colors very different. I always like hiking in here. Now that I have finally seen some actual water running in here, I might have to time a visit to some rains and see it really going.
My #2 son is flying off today for his next adventure - Antarctica, this time. It's been a good couple of months getting in some great hikes with him. |
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