Hell's Canyon rim road: hot and dusty hikeabout

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Sunday, August 20th, 2017

I ride back up to the overlook and secure Greta in the parking lot. I tried to ride down the "rim road" last night but it's rough and I'm trying to knock off the off-road stuff, it's going to get me in trouble. I figure I'll just walk it. I pay for my lack of preparation: it's really not a very enjoyable hike (15+ miles worth), just hot and dusty with the occasional view of the canyon. I do get a few good looks at hawks though. I should have ridden down to the trailheads, the road gets much better after that initial rough spot I sampled last night.

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I toy with the idea of going down, but I'm at 7,000 feet and it surely would be a hard scramble back.
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On the chopping block.
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Hawk.
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Walking along that road, occasionally wandering off it to bushwack.
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It's an active hive. Thanks for long lenses.
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Basalt boulders strewn across the fields from an eruption.

Tomorrow is the eclipse, I figure I'll watch it from the Hell's Canyon overlook where I parked today.

Stats for hike (Strava data):

Miles hiked: 15.4mi

Elevation gain: 1,844 feet

Moving time: 4:36:45