Superstitions Backpack 3/8-3/9

[Hoffmaster]

Proposed Route: Drive to Tortilla Ranch (4WD wanted!) and start on the JF Trail (106). Then split off onto the Hoolie Bacon Trail (111). Connect with the Red Tanks Trail (107). Head south towards Dripping Spring and probably camp there. Next we will head east to the JF Trail. I would like to hike up Randolph Canyon instead of following the Coffee Flat Trail. We will climb to Tortilla Pass, then stay on the JF Trail and follow it downhill all the way to Tortilla Ranch. Estimated roundtrip mileage is a very manageable 20.5 miles or 33 kilometers .
Optional side trips include: Horse Camp Corral, and the Lost Dutchman Jr. Mine.

[Katrina07]

So this trip will end (i'm assuming late sunday night) - i need to know.

[Hoffmaster]

I'm coming from 'tukee and will have room for two or three. I plan to leave the house about 6 ish to be sure to be at the TH in time.

Sweet Shawn! It'll be good to meet you finally!

So this trip will end (i'm assuming late sunday night) - i need to know.

Well...probably not late, but at least Sunday evening. It is hard to know for sure exactly what time we will finish. I hesitate to guess because I'm never even close. BTW, I sent you a PM.

[Katrina07]

Thats all i needed to know - approx. time --- so i think i will need that backpack you offered and meet you early at that location you mentioned -- i will let you know for sure soon.

[fairweather8588]

Sweet, I'm likin' this 8 person turnout, this should be a sweet time

[pickelltree]

matt, is my jeep one of the three that we are piling in to. it is fine i just wasn't sure, and if not i was going to hitch a ride out from tempe from someone maybe

[tonyp]

So, I've cleared the decks at work, but the political reality within my family is that the ten-year-old boy will be coming with me wherever I end up going.
Ben's a good backpacker - for being 10 - but I'd really rather not impose such a scenario on a group of adults that I don't already know. It dramatically reduces the margin for error if an emergency comes up.
So we're going to do an easier trail (the Cottonwood/cave creek loop up by 7 Springs).

Thanx anyway.

Tony

[te_wa]

looks like we only need my truck that seats 5 and andrew's jeep.

[fairweather8588]

How many can you fit in your truck?

[Hoffmaster]

matt, is my jeep one of the three that we are piling in to. it is fine i just wasn't sure, and if not i was going to hitch a ride out from tempe from someone maybe

Yeah, I was counting your Jeep. Even if we don't need it, you're going to want to drive the road anyway. It looks like a lot of fun.

[Sredfield]

Lat/Lon: 33.49 -111.26 Elevation: 3421 ft

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. East wind at 9 mph becoming west.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming north.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. North northwest wind between 7 and 9 mph.

[fairweather8588]

So 8 am at the Tortilla TH turnoff on the SR88?

[Katrina07]

so i want to go and i have everything but the sleeping pad and a sleeping bag - i guess i can buy that but i see....................
i'm not an exeprienced hiker so 20 miles there and then 20 miles back ---- i don't know if i can do this.

[Hoffmaster]

So 8 am at the Tortilla TH turnoff on the SR88?

Yeah! See you tomorrow!

[Dirt4dinner]

Have fun everyone! I will be flying to Seattle for a funeral while you guys get to have fun! Be careful....and start talking about the next big group hike so I can get ready to join!

[Hoffmaster]

The trip was a huge success with a 100% survival rating! Thanks for coming out everyone. Liz wasn't sure if she'd like this trip, but she said it was a lot of fun and very challenging. She has no regrets. I hope you all can say the same!
I was looking at the Supes Hiker's Guide and I don't have much left to do. A few trails on the east side. I've already schemed a few off-trail trips for next time. I think this will be my last Supes trip until next fall or winter. By the time I have a free weekend again, it'll be blazing hot out there. Soon it will be time to explore a new area!

[Sredfield]

Someone asked about the "spot" weather forecast site. If you Google "forecast weather gov mapclick" you'll fine it.

[tonyp]

I am pleased that all went well on your expedition.
As for me, I woke up Sunday morning with chest congestion and a developing fever, which is a problem when you've hiked 13 miles from your car and your partner is ten years old. Happily, we were only a couple of miles from an established campground, where I was able to recruit some nice people to drive us back into cel phone range.
Ben was an extraordinary sport about it all, but it is just as well that y'all didn't have to suffer through that with me.

Tony