Comments on: Deep Creek Trail - Slickrock Wilderness http://www.campnpost.com/camping/deep-creek-trail-slickrock-wilderness/ Southeastern backpacking, camping, climbing, hiking and snowboarding. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:35:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: admin http://www.campnpost.com/camping/deep-creek-trail-slickrock-wilderness/#comment-544 admin Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:49:18 +0000 http://www.campnpost.com/camping/deep-creek-trail-slickrock-wilderness/#comment-544 Wait, thinking about it I do remember a bit of a waterfall/cascade type thing and it may have even had a bridge but I seem to remember that being in a pretty open area. I pulled out my map just past it. Could that be it? Don't remember an pool big enough to swim in though I might be way off?? Wait, thinking about it I do remember a bit of a waterfall/cascade type thing and it may have even had a bridge but I seem to remember that being in a pretty open area. I pulled out my map just past it. Could that be it? Don’t remember an pool big enough to swim in though I might be way off??

]]> By: admin http://www.campnpost.com/camping/deep-creek-trail-slickrock-wilderness/#comment-543 admin Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:45:10 +0000 http://www.campnpost.com/camping/deep-creek-trail-slickrock-wilderness/#comment-543 Jonathan, I thought I paid pretty good attention to detail on the trail but I can't say that I remember where this swimming hole is. I'll consider this cause for another trek up there soon! thanks! Jonathan,

I thought I paid pretty good attention to detail on the trail but I can’t say that I remember where this swimming hole is. I’ll consider this cause for another trek up there soon! thanks!

]]> By: Jonathan Pavluk http://www.campnpost.com/camping/deep-creek-trail-slickrock-wilderness/#comment-413 Jonathan Pavluk Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:43:25 +0000 http://www.campnpost.com/camping/deep-creek-trail-slickrock-wilderness/#comment-413 Last time I hiked this trail was in summer of 1999. The Deep Creek trail, as I remember it, starts out deceptively wide and easy to follow, but becomes remarkably scarce a couple of miles in with several unmarked junctions leading off to branching trails not marked on our map. At one point, after bushwhacking through a section so tough, I was having to convince myself that we were still oriented in the general direction, just by means of staying on the left of the creek bed on the edge of the hollow that must top off at the ridge where the Hangover is perched, when we were surprised suddenly to come to a little waterfall with a perfect hot tub sized swimming hole and nearby a wooden bridge had been constructed over the little branch creek off of the Deep Creek. The spring-fed swimming hole is so deeply shaded you can easily miss it, and the bridge looked like it must have been at least 20 years old. I am still not sure it was a trail feature or if was a one time scouts' project now abandoned. Do you remember the place? Even in late June, when the good sweat we were working up on the ascent was making a swim an inviting prospect, it was really hard to get up the courage to take a dip on the freezing cold water! Last time I hiked this trail was in summer of 1999. The Deep Creek trail, as I remember it, starts out deceptively wide and easy to follow, but becomes remarkably scarce a couple of miles in with several unmarked junctions leading off to branching trails not marked on our map. At one point, after bushwhacking through a section so tough, I was having to convince myself that we were still oriented in the general direction, just by means of staying on the left of the creek bed on the edge of the hollow that must top off at the ridge where the Hangover is perched, when we were surprised suddenly to come to a little waterfall with a perfect hot tub sized swimming hole and nearby a wooden bridge had been constructed over the little branch creek off of the Deep Creek. The spring-fed swimming hole is so deeply shaded you can easily miss it, and the bridge looked like it must have been at least 20 years old. I am still not sure it was a trail feature or if was a one time scouts’ project now abandoned. Do you remember the place? Even in late June, when the good sweat we were working up on the ascent was making a swim an inviting prospect, it was really hard to get up the courage to take a dip on the freezing cold water!

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