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| Hiking | 11.25 Miles |
1,673 AEG |
| | Hiking | 11.25 Miles | 5 Hrs 29 Mns | | 2.05 mph |
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| no partners | | I've been under the weather for the past 10 days but decided to hike anyway. The weather was nice and there was a good breeze keeping the hike cool. The dutchman trail is open and easy to follow. Someone took a pack animal down the spur trail so that helped me follow it.
The spur trail is open but since the fire there's a lot of open. I'm sure Jason could find some catclaw but this was the easiest off-trail I've done in a while. West Boulder Canyon is wide open for the taking. I did try a few of the old trail sections along the side but it was nice to just hike down the open creek. Water was flowing a little half way up and there where several clear deep pools if you wanted to filter or submerge.
There was a nice high bench I hiked up to looking for sign of prior humans but nothing was there.
I was feeling a little taxed at this point but decided to look around the bend and once I saw Willow Spring there was no turning back. The area is burned but that makes the rock corral very visible. I stopped to take photos and headed back. My ears plugged somewhere along the way and no I can barely hear but the hike was worth it.  |
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