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Friday Feb 21, 2014 #
Running 1:00:00 [2] 6.0 mi (10:00 / mi)
Hellhole Canyon. A waterfall in the desert
Running 1:30:00 [1] 5.0 mi (18:00 / mi)
The maze at Anza Borrego.
A 2 hr drive to see what all the fuss was about, and a black and white photocopied map and armchair planned course. Completely blown away by the detail - got wedged in a too narrow canyon before 1, found 2, then wholly lost, bailed out, ran around a bit, back to the car. Try again, but still cragbound, slippery slopebound. Don't really have the balance for this terrain, especially with cacti waiting to embrace a fall. Unbelievably tricky orienteering.
A 2 hr drive to see what all the fuss was about, and a black and white photocopied map and armchair planned course. Completely blown away by the detail - got wedged in a too narrow canyon before 1, found 2, then wholly lost, bailed out, ran around a bit, back to the car. Try again, but still cragbound, slippery slopebound. Don't really have the balance for this terrain, especially with cacti waiting to embrace a fall. Unbelievably tricky orienteering.
Orienteering 35:00 [2] 4.0 mi (8:45 / mi)
Steady run in the more normal bit of A-B. Spur-gully stuff with slippy stoney stuff. Not so nice.
Note
When I got to the park, they had no idea what O was, let alone where the area was. No topo map at the visitor center. No trail map even! They said Hellhole was the most likely place, so I went there for a nice run/scramble.
Back at the visitor center, the pm staff knew where the slot canyons were (20 miles away...) and some trail maps arrived so I could verify it. I was unable to explain what I was planning to do. Welcome to America.
Back at the visitor center, the pm staff knew where the slot canyons were (20 miles away...) and some trail maps arrived so I could verify it. I was unable to explain what I was planning to do. Welcome to America.