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6582 redux
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stewart Posts: 25
3/25/2011
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I'm back, but I don't have much "redux" to report. I got a late start due to some technical problems, then the weather slowed me down to the point where I never got above about 3300 feet, I think. On day two I was well positioned to climb (the strength left in my legs is another matter altogether), but it poured on me Sunday night, then had snowed on 6582 Sunday and Monday night, and it was still quite cold and blowing like stink in camp. I'd already gone through half of the three gallons of water I was carrying, so decided not to push my luck. I did stretch the trip to three full days (three nights and four days, morning to morning, about 75 hours total hiking/camping time on those three gallons.
But more importantly, I'm happy to report the flowers are going bonkers out there, mostly between 500-1000 feet across the desert bajada. And up to 2500 or so, lots of plants are blooming, tons of beavertails, barrels, and some cholla are blooming too, not to mention just about everything else. A few miles past dry Clark Lake, the Sand Verbena show up in large numbers (not quite as plentiful as they can be), also tons of other flowers I don't know the name of. The Brittle Bush are blooming nicely, too.
Many of the flowers are within two-wheel drive/high clearance range, and anyone parking in the vicinity of the Butler Canyon/Rockhouse Canyon "intersection" will have a feast of flowers to goggle at.
I'll post photos as soon as I can get them organized. It was about 1250 miles of driving for me, and the boat I live on was whacked by storms in my absence, so I'm still moving a little slowly.
Stewart
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