Wait for it. Wait for it...
Up early to avoid the heat of the day and to put on some miles. Deep Creek empties down a canyon at least 15 miles long with only the trail available to see it. Today I walked the 15 miles and saw huge pools, cascading waterfalls, and only a few people.
And most of them were naked!
Nine miles from Splinters Cabin is Deep Creek Hot Springs - it should be singular since there's only one source. Hmmm? A hiker headed south, Archangel, told me there were at least 150 naked campers yesterday, but I only saw a few today. And except for the lone woman it appeared to be a boy's club. Not my cup of tea so I kept on going. Not to mention that it was not yet noon, there was trash everywhere, and there were miles to go. Apparently people are willing to hike one way at least six miles to partake. I had expected the Fullers, Deb and Rick, to catch up to me around the spring but that didn't happen.
Still waiting?
At the end of the canyon stands a massive earthen dam, not to gather water from the stream but to prevent more water entering the steam. And to top it all off - this is it - the creek flows into a large hole at the outlet of the dam! It disappears down a drain! I can't quite understand why!
Okay, so that was a little anticlimactic. I'm sorry. Of course more happened today. I saw more flowers and crossed several bridges including a rainbow bridge. At the end of the day my tent occupied a small space at the end of a meadow. To my surprise when I walked to the other end of the meadow into the thicket around the creek and looked across the stream there were the Fullers all snug in their tent. Happy Trails!
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