Day 32
Miles: 22.1
Today we started out from Holcomb Creek with the hot springs in our sights.
We followed the creek for awhile enjoying the company of a few ducks.
Some wildflowers brightened up the trail as well.
We crossed the creek a number of times today. I had a perfect records of staying dry until the last crossing of the day.
We leap frogged all day with Rubbs, Lucky Nalgene and Southern. We all took a break mid-day at the bridge over Deep Creek just a couple miles short of the 300 mile mark. Alex and Coop were there as well.
On a side note, we found out that Alex and Coop are the "city slickers". We had heard stories about their cow attack up the trail. I was thrilled to hear them tell their cow story first hand. Sure glad that they were alright and are still on the trail.
All 7 of us decided to skip the Deep Creek detour and head to the hot springs. There were a few narrow sections of trail over a pretty big drop off, but nothing awful as we hiked into the 300's.
We enjoyed more pretty blooms.
The section of trail that we would have missed because of the detour was really pretty. I am glad we didn't miss out. The trail ran high above the creek and we could look down at the deep pools of water and enjoy the view of the creek for the remaining miles we had to hike.
We made it to the hot springs! Tailgate and I took care of some chores, like getting water. Then it was time to strip down to our skivvies and jump in. The water was truly HOT, not just luke warm like I expected. It felt awesome to soak our bodies and especially our feet. As to be expected, there were other day hikers and hot spring enthusiasts here as well. And the hot spring experience wouldn't be complete with out some naked dudes wandering around. Quite the experience!
-Twist
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