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Bat Barn Loop - Cluff Ranch
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2013-05-06  
2012-05-29  

Bat Barn Loop - Cluff Ranch, AZ
2012-05-29       15 by SkyIslander13
 
 
Bat Barn Loop - Cluff RanchTucson, AZ
 
Hiking3.82 Miles   2 Hrs   49 Mns    2.32 mph
272 ft AEG   1 Hour   10 Mns Break  
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Started with the Bat Barn trail that loops the lower G&F ranch area. A mile in and I arrived at the bat barn, took a peek inside and saw nothing so I decided to squeeze my way inside (signs warn you against doing this :oplz:) I then looked up and saw hundreds of bats right over me.....Yikes! Took a few too many pics which woke them up and all at once they dropped and flew circles around me.....Double Yikes! :scared: Quickly got my pumpkin out of the barn and finished the loop then continued on down the road to Pond #3 which I looped finishing just before sunset. Besides the bats, wildlife spotted on this trip were - 2 hawks, 3 white-tail deer and 6 javelina crossing the road on the bat barn loop. I often drive out to this area when I need a wildlife fix, and once again Cluff Ranch delivered!

Ash Creek Dry
The lower portion of Ash Creek that runs through the ranch is dry.

Cluff Reservoir Number One Dry
Bone dry and has been for many years now.

Cluff Reservoir Number Three 76-100% full
AKA Pond #3 - This main pond is not only %100 full, but is overflowing making the pond 3 loop trail almost impossible to get around right now.

Evans Pond 26-50% full
It's hard to tell just how full this pond is with all the cattails that have grown from one end of the pond to the other.
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