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About two gallons of water filtered from Piute Spring, I hike back up the canyon to my campsite

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With the new water load on my back and 500 feet of elevation gain ahead, the climb back up the canyon at dusk is a bit slower than it was coming down. But equally scenic and perhaps even more special as sunlight disappears for the day.