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| Hiking | 19.99 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 19.99 Miles | 8 Hrs 11 Mns | | 2.44 mph |
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| partners | | Met up with Dave and Mike to complete Passage #31 of the AZ Trail.
It's a bit of a problem finding the Northern TH in the dark. Make sure you have the GPS coordinates loaded. I drove by it a few times before I found it. Previous posters for this Passage did not finish at the actual official Norhtern TH.
After getting the shuttle set up, we head out to the Marshall Lake TH to begin our hike at 6am. Being a little tired on this one, I was awakened in the first 15 minutes of the hike when we came across 7 Mulies (5 nice Bucks and 2 doe) and then 10 minutes later 24 Elk! That's a great way to get the ole' heart jumpin in the AM!
The next part of the hike was uneventful, except for the finding of a survival knife, two bent up railroad spikes, a jacket, denim purse, sweater, Hooded sweatshirt, and voting instructions. All these were found over a stretch of about 45 minutes, in different locations, before dropping into Walnut Canyon.
Walnut canyon is beautiful... We made our way out to the intersection where the AZT heads out of the canyon and up to Fisher Point. There is a trail that stays in the canyon, instead of going out....
Has anyone ever gone down that way? I was wondering if you could follow this all the way to the Walnut Canyon Ruins?
Anyway we went up and took a break at Fisher Point for some great views.
We also stopped at another unnamed view point that was also worth the hike to get to. We scrambled over the rocky spine to get out to the end and ate some lunch. This area appeared to be the place for the Elk to Party. Lots-o-sign.
Dave was having shoe problems most of the day. It finally blew out and he did an interesting patch job to complete the hike.
Thanks Dave and Mike for a great time in this beautiful area to hike in! |
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There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
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