Agua Caliente Hill Trail and Ridge Loop

2015 February Cat Track Tank. Charles Miles. 2/12/2015.

Its sunny and windy, no sign of the rain that filled Cat Track Tank and many of the smaller drainages - I follow the [link slug="agua-caliente-hill-trail"/] past the junction with FR4445, under False Hope Hill, across the grassy hillsides and up to the top.

At the top - a quick note in the summit register, a few moments pondering the short/sad/beautiful note above mine and a brief but careful consultation of the map and GPS before leaving the trail and plunging down the ridge to the west towards towards Cat Track Tank.

2015 February Weathertop to Tuffet Tank: Looking back up at Agua Caliente Hill after coming down the ridge. Charles Miles. 2/12/2015.

Capturing the view from Weathertop to Tuffet Tank takes multiple photos - stitched together they document the view, but fall far short of capturing the joy of being out on the ridge. The map shows a trail from the ridge to Cat Track Tank, I find it and try to follow the fading track.

2015 February Grass and Tree: On the tidge west of Agua Caliente Hill. Charles Miles. 2/12/2015.

As the trail descends off ridge it disappears and the Cat's Claw closes in - eventually I abandon trying to find the trail and cut down to the [link slug="agua-caliente-hill-trail"/] to finish the day.

9.2 miles, +/- 3000' of elevation gain and loss.