Prospector/Cottonwood Canyon. Wanted to spend more time on the trails so I drove up to the trailhead instead of running up. Planned on just following Prospector till Red Cliffs or possibly into Silver Reef but saw another trail that headed north up a wash before getting to Red Cliffs so I took that route instead. Really pretty area. Once I got to where I turned around I was enjoying the view and feeling special about the fact that not many people see the area. Coming back down the wash I ran into three hikers with dogs and two families with young kids in backpacks heading up. I guess Im not near as special as I thought I was. Wiped out pretty good on the way back and got a few nice boo boos which helped injure my pride even more.
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