Cactus Springs Trail Hike Feb 01, 2009

This trail is located in Pinyon Pines, CA at an elevation of about 4200'. It winds through the beautiful Santa Rosa Mountains. This area has a mixture of both mountain and desert plants and wildlife. Other then an old dolomite mine at the beginning of the trail, this area has been untouched by man and is truly a wilderness paradise. The terrain is steep and rough plus the trail is poorly marked in places making this a true hiking adventure.

I started this hike around 1000 am and the weather was a cool 55 degrees. I took my time soaking up the scenery. I saw a lot of cool things you will see in the video. I hiked out about 5-6 miles from the trailhead. Other then a lone man and a couple I stopped to talk to briefly I had the wilderness all to myself. I had such a good time I lost track of time leaving me with only 1 1/2 hours to make it back to my car before dark after hiking almost 6 miles. I made it back to my car long after the sun had already dipped behind the surrounding mountains and twilight was fast approaching.

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[lisalisa0926]

I've just been there the other day. I wanted to go up to the Cactus Spring but I just continued past the Horse Thief Creek to a nice little canyon and returned. Even in Feb the spring did not flow? I thought I could go back there to check the spring soon but it is now in May, so I guess the spring is just dry over there. Thank you for sharing the nice video.