It was a perfect day, if a bit cool... about 45 degrees when we arrived in the parking lot, but with blue skies and warm sun (unlike the rest of the rainy week)! I'm not sure how Chris and Sybil picked the only nice day, but thanks to them for planning this!
Hmmm... a bit of snow...
The bridge has been washed out for several years, but with all these great logs going across, who needs a bridge?
More snow... A LOT more snow! I would estimate that we were on snow for at least half of the seven mile round trip!
After 3.5 miles and a 1000-foot gain in altitude, we finally made it, and it was beautiful! (But cold! It was only 38 degrees down by the falls.) We were all getting pretty tired. Good thing it was downhill on the way back!
Did I mention snow? We made an attempt to return on the other half of the trail loop, but ran out of trail after about 1/4 mile and had to go back the way we came.
Here we are nearly back to the river crossing (about 3/4 mile from the trailhead).When we finished, we were ravenous, but Wraptitude in Welches helped us out. (Think deep-fried pickles, Burger-Wraps, and a burger called the Magnum. And the fries were great! Good call Izak!)
We were on the trail about four hours total, and although it seemed like it might be a rather tame hike when we got started, I think everyone would agree that it turned out to be pretty challenging and great exercise! After getting back home I was so tired I fell asleep for a late afternoon nap! (I would bet I'm not the only one...)
This made me realize that four miles in the heat with obstacles isn't going to be a walk in the park... Keep on training!
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