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| no partners | | What a great weekend this was. We took the Peralta trail all the way to the Dutchman and then took that east to Charlebois Spring where we camped for the night. Had some very nice views of the needle and Ridgeline shrouded in clouds along the way. Got there at 2:00 so we had plenty of time to lounge around and enjoy the nice cloudy day.
Most everyone got their gear and sleeping arrangements wet from moisture that settled right after sunset. We ended up finding out that anybody who wasn't RIGHT next to any brush got wet. Thankfully my gear was right next to a little brush area and my hammock and sleeping bag never got wet. It was forecast to only get down to about 49 in the area we were, but I ended up recording a low of 42.3 for the night. I still slept dry and comfy though.
We managed to hit the trail by 9 the next morning, but after about 15 minutes on the trail I realized I had left my expensive watch I got for xmas back at the camp site. I quickly dropped my pack and got to give my new trail runners a true test as I ran there and back (1 1/2 miles or so) in less than 15 minutes. I soon caught up with the group about 10 minutes later as they stopped at one of the VERY nice camp sites at La Barge Spring to have a snack. I'm going to have to camp out here sometime very soon. There are plenty of spots to hang from and the shade is nice.
After that we sped our way to the junction with Bluff Springs Trail and took this heading into Bark's Canyon. What an amazing canyon Bark's is with it's spectacular clusters of Hoodoos. We quickly made our way through the canyon, up and over the small ridge that Cave Trail runs on and finally came back down to the TH. We made it back to the trailhead just over 3 hours after we broke camp, even despite me forgetting my watch.
Very nicely maintained and CLEAN (surprised on that one) trails, very nice weather and very nice photos for the whole weekend. |
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