I reach this muddy area on Red Creek Road and figure that this must be water coming down the hill from Hatch Spring
Date: September 04, 2008, 13h40
I start limping up China Hole Trail with the 10-ton bike
This lower part of the trail is rather steep, so excellent vistas back down into the canyon present themselves almost instantly.
That might be the brutal Willow Ridge Trail that I can see rising up a distant hillside. I didn't climb that trail during this trip, but I've learned to respect it during previous trips here.