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It was a perfect outing for New Year's Day... not too early, not too long, and a great group! When we got to the parking lot, we met up with a group of folks from Tampa, Florida, who had tried to do the hike but missed that right-hand-turn and didn't find the canyon. So, we invited them to join us for a second attempt. There was Fernando, Debbie and Mark, and we had a LOT of fun showing off our lovely little canyon. We even had extra cleats to lend two of them, even though cleats weren't absolutely required yet. On the trek in, Debbie (Florida) shed her enormous furry black coat and left it laying on the side of the trail. The three visitors left the canyon before us and hiked out. As we were hiking out, Brent stopped to talk to a couple who were hiking in. They told him their story about hiking in and coming around the corner only to spot a large black furry thing on the side of the trail. They thought it was a bear, so they turned around and high-tailed it out of the canyon. Before they'd left the parking lot, though, our Florida friends hiked out... with Debbie, of course, wearing the "bear"! So, the two decided the trail was safe and went back in. Although we had a great time and it was a beautiful trip, I was disappointed with the small amount of ice in the canyon. I recommend waiting 'til later in the season... maybe Feb or Mar. -- Rhonda |