Deep Creek
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Outing

Community Trip to Deep Creek Hot Springs.

We dropped off 5 people at Big Bear Lake on Tuesday, 30 miles from Deep Creek and they proceeded downhill to the hot springs. Rochelle had some pretty tight shoes on and Zail had a pretty heavy back pack, and Adam only had sandals. Anna and Robert had a lot of energy and felt they could do 14.5 mile days but it soon turned out to be too ambitious. They spend 2 nights on the trail. Meanwhile Josie and I drove to the other end of the trail and walked back in 7 miles on Thursday. We met at exactly the same time at the hot springs. The water was perfect, not too many people (though a large party crowd did show up at dusk). Alex was there, as his new role as land steward. We all slept pretty well. The 5 were were maybe a little sore actually. The next morning at around 11am we walked out the same way Josie and I walked in. 7 miles, and got to the car around 5 pm.
So it was 38 miles for the 5 we dropped off and 17 miles for both Josie and me.

Next time:
Josie will use a bigger bag with a waist strap. Hiking poles are necessary. Sock liners are good. Shoes one size bigger than normal (for me size 13). The handy wood stove is not necessary for a single night and the stove is heavy. Look at the water filter and see if it's still good