The register, although stored in an adequate container, was thoroughly soaked and falling apart. Due to the late hour we chose to forego the soak at Tecopa Hot Springs and headed directly for the Avawatz road end at the Sheep Creek Spring cabin. We reached the cabin at dusk and set about to fix dinner and taste the proffered hers d'oeuvre around the campfire. Mirna Roach fixed up some tasty vegie burritos and Suzanne Mamedalin brought out her famous Texas caviar. Bill Banks described his courageous business investment in the beautiful island of Madeira after his recent vacation there.
Modern weapons require vast desert acreage for testing.
The campfire did not last late into the night as everyone retired early to prepare for a 5 AM rise on Sunday. The route from Sheep Creek Spring to Avawatz Mtn. is listed as being 18 miles round trip with 4,600' gain. Except for a short 10' class 3 scramble over a waterfall in the 'Narrows', the canyon is a long trudge on lumpy gravel. The skies were overcast and rain drizzled upon us for most of the journey up the canyon. At the head of the canyon we scramble through a crumbly gully to a ridge which was followed to the summit.