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Three Sisters Falls
Even though the date of this article is Jan 2008 the description of this hike was written before the fire that went through the area in 2003. There is nothing on the slopes. Gone is the chaparral after the saddle above Boulder Creek. That whole hillside is exposed to the sun and unfortunately it is also the steepest part of the hike. Because of the steepness you find yourself on your bottom going down the trail in some parts due to all the lose dirt. Don't hike it you are scare of heights or you aren't steady on your feet. The trail dumps you into a wash for the last couple hundred feet before you hit the floor of the canyon. The wash is full of rocks and in some places you have 8-10 foot dropped you have to maneuver. The tallest and steepest part has the rope that Bradly talks about. The good news is that is the last section before reaching the bottom. The trail veers to the left along the creek. It is where I sat down, realizing that what I went down was crazy. I having a bummed knee realize that I wasn't going to have the energy to get up to even the lowest of the falls since I was still several hundred feet from the pool and ahead were tons of car size boulders to climb over to get to that lower pool. So my son made the trip while I waited for him to return to where I stationed myself along the creek. He said it was really pretty but tough to get up there. This hike is definitely not for beginners. Climbing back out was the toughest thing I have ever done. Majority of the hikers we met up that day were shirtless guys and tank top girls in their 20's and that was a January day. I can only imagine climbing this in the summer. My suggestion if you want to go, go on a cool day where the air temps are 50's, 60's and overcast, anything hotter than that makes the trip unpleasant. Give yourself all day to explore the pools (we didn't). Take more water then you think you might need and don't forget something to eat, you burn a lot of calories going not only up but down that steep hillside. Have extra waters in the car for when you get back. Mr. Schad's book says it takes three hours for this round trip. Us it as your guideline as it takes twice as long going up the two miles then it was going down.— January 20, 2009 3:37 p.m.