Up Big Cottonwood Canyon again (third time in 3 days) for a run up Days Fork. I have never before been up Days Fork. It is typical of BCC: Cliffs, meadows, pine trees, remnants of old timey mining operations, rushing creek. At the top of the fork I climbed to the Cottonwood ridge and over to the lower Flagstaff Peak. Then I back-tracked the ridge and traversed to the head of Silver fork, the next drainage East of Days. I visited the open mine shafts and heavy, rusted equipment that is half-buried in the white, chalky dirt. Then I descended into Silver fork, visited a few other mine locations, and ran down to Bog Cottonwood road. I had been part-way up both drainages before, but no more recent than ten years ago. I have been enjoying re-visiting long-neglected places in the canyon, and discovering new trails and forks. This is for me a summer of B-sides and rarities.
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