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OK, I'm almost down at the bottom of the hill and I can see bits of dry Red Creek down in the canyon below

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00140-red-creek-descent-800.jpg On the way back down to Red Creek, I come across a view of switchbacks that I will coast down in a few minutesThumbnailsAfter a half-mile in the lower part of Red Creek Road, I pull over when I reach Hatch Spring and go for a short walkOn the way back down to Red Creek, I come across a view of switchbacks that I will coast down in a few minutesThumbnailsAfter a half-mile in the lower part of Red Creek Road, I pull over when I reach Hatch Spring and go for a short walkOn the way back down to Red Creek, I come across a view of switchbacks that I will coast down in a few minutesThumbnailsAfter a half-mile in the lower part of Red Creek Road, I pull over when I reach Hatch Spring and go for a short walkOn the way back down to Red Creek, I come across a view of switchbacks that I will coast down in a few minutesThumbnailsAfter a half-mile in the lower part of Red Creek Road, I pull over when I reach Hatch Spring and go for a short walkOn the way back down to Red Creek, I come across a view of switchbacks that I will coast down in a few minutesThumbnailsAfter a half-mile in the lower part of Red Creek Road, I pull over when I reach Hatch Spring and go for a short walk

Of course, I don't really want this downhill to end. The hot air blowing past me as I roll downwards feels almost refreshing (or is it a convection oven baking me more quickly?)