Not only did we bust through lots of brush, but hidden in that stuff was cactus plants of three different varieties and they all took a toll on our skin, even protected skin. I broke my small finger and had to splint it later on but yet I can say, the whole adventure was fun in a maschochistic sort of way. I bore the scars from the cacti for about a month afterwards. We had followed a trip report on www.cohp.org but even though the trip report was only a year old, a summer storm wiped out the road that Dennis mentions. Dennis was skillful just to get to the point where he parked. NASTY. Without the washouts, we could have driven to within a mile of the HP.
Dean - Jan 1, 2007 4:51 am - Hasn't voted
A heck ofa hikeNot only did we bust through lots of brush, but hidden in that stuff was cactus plants of three different varieties and they all took a toll on our skin, even protected skin. I broke my small finger and had to splint it later on but yet I can say, the whole adventure was fun in a maschochistic sort of way. I bore the scars from the cacti for about a month afterwards. We had followed a trip report on www.cohp.org but even though the trip report was only a year old, a summer storm wiped out the road that Dennis mentions. Dennis was skillful just to get to the point where he parked. NASTY. Without the washouts, we could have driven to within a mile of the HP.