U.S. National ParksMckittrick Canyon Climber's Log
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| Shaylee | McKittrick  Date Climbed: Mar 19, 2010 | |
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| Posted Nov 6, 2011 12:41 am | ||
| Kessler | McKittrick Date Climbed: Mar 19, 2010 | |
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| Posted Nov 6, 2011 12:28 am | ||
| captainbuuda | Most Beautiful Spot in Texas? Maybe Date Climbed: Mar 3, 2011 | |
| This spot is definitely pretty. I can certainly understand why Mr. Pratt would want to make his summer home here. Its such an amazingly unique transition ecosystem in this canyon that I almost wish it could've stayed hidden. If you tread here, please do it lightly: this place is precious. | |
| Posted Jun 2, 2011 5:11 am | ||
| Stu Brandel | Easter 2005 Date Climbed: Mar 27, 2005 | |
| Bright beautiful family hike to Pratt cabin. Will have to come back and try the Notch. | |
| Posted Dec 21, 2010 11:41 am | ||
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| Jessicahiker | Re: Easter 2005 | |
| The Notch is a must do hike. Let me know how it goes. | |
| Posted Mar 20, 2011 2:47 pm | ||
| Scott | McKittrick Date Climbed: Mar 19, 2010 | |
| Shaylee, Kessler, Kimberly and I awoke to high winds so we headed for McKittrick Canyon. We thought that the wind wouldn’t be as bad in the canyon since it is more heavily vegetated than the slopes of the mountains. McKittrick Canyon is also known as the most beautiful spot in Texas. We hiked up the canyon, but it was really windy in the open areas. Even so the kids actually enjoyed being blown around by the wind and were quite amused by it. We stopped and checked out the historic Pratt Cabin before continuing up the trail to the Grotto which is sort of an above ground cave, complete with formations. After taking a very long lunch and relaxing, we headed back to the trailhead in strong winds. | |
| Posted Mar 22, 2010 9:43 pm | ||
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| Jessicahiker | Re: McKittrick | |
| Scott, hope the winds dont discourage you from trying the Notch. | |
| Posted Mar 29, 2010 12:00 pm | ||
| mountaingazelle | McKittrick Canyon Date Climbed: Nov 9, 2009 | |
| This is a popular hike but not crowded in November. Hiked to the Grotto and back. Seeing the fall colors was unplanned and just a coincidence. It made the canyon even prettier than it normally would be. | |
| Posted Nov 16, 2009 12:27 am | ||
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| Jessicahiker | Re: McKittrick Canyon | |
| Thanks for posting. Try hiking to the Notch next time. | |
| Posted Dec 17, 2009 10:25 am | ||
| tomastx | Nice Hike Date Climbed: Dec 28, 2007 | |
| Went for a hike during a 1 week stay at GUMO. | |
| Posted Oct 8, 2009 1:42 am | ||
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| Jessicahiker | Re: Nice Hike | |
| How was it? | |
| Posted Dec 17, 2009 10:26 am | ||
| VermontMike | Need to go back during fall colors . . . | |
| Nice and quiet in November though :) | |
| Posted May 16, 2009 1:33 am | ||
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| Jessicahiker | Re: Need to go back during fall colors . . . | |
| Thanks for posting. | |
| Posted May 26, 2009 3:08 pm | ||
| JDrake | Beautiful area Date Climbed: Mar 6, 2009 | |
| but they're serious about closing time... | |
| Posted Mar 7, 2009 3:24 am | ||
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| Jessicahiker | Re: Beautiful area | |
| Very serious. | |
| Posted Mar 27, 2009 4:21 pm | ||
| Outdooraholic | Fall colors Date Climbed: Nov 9, 2008 | |
| I had wanted to hike it last year to see the leaves but I wasn't able to. I finally made it this year. It was nice, a few trees had some rich colors (I guess I was expecting more, I'm from the east coast, VA). Lots of people on the trail. | |
| Posted Nov 10, 2008 5:05 pm | ||
| StumblingBear | Fall Color | |
| Did a great day hike and the fall colors were great. The canyon has great desert canyon beauty | |
| Posted May 19, 2008 11:31 pm | ||
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| Jessicahiker | Re: Fall Color | |
| Thanks for posting. Did you happen to try hiking to the Notch? | |
| Posted Jun 25, 2008 5:56 pm | ||
| eric-griz | Beautiful spot! | |
| I'd love to see what's up the canyon in the sensitive area where the NPS doesn't want people to go. | |
| Posted Dec 15, 2007 9:48 am | ||
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| Jessicahiker | Re: Beautiful spot! | |
| Would be kinda nice to sneek a peek! | |
| Posted Jan 15, 2008 6:05 pm | ||
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