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| Hiking | 12.09 Miles |
4,006 AEG |
| | Hiking | 12.09 Miles | 7 Hrs 58 Mns | | 1.68 mph |
| 4,006 ft AEG | 45 Mns Break | 13 LBS Pack | | |
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| partners | | Starting from Roger's TH, we followed Rogers to Reavis Trail up to Reavis Saddle. From there we found a nice use trail up to the ridge that eventually took us up to White Mountain. The cool breeze atop White felt good, something I would really miss later in the day as the temps rose.
On the way up to White I stopped to grab a dead century plant stalk to use as a walking stick. I needed to shorten it by about half so I laid it on top a rock and gave it a good stomp. Well, one end came up rather quick and whacked me dead in the ear! My ear swelled up to Obama size and was quite painful. This accident combined with my seasonal allergies kicking in pretty much made the rest of the day miserable for me. I tried not to whine too much though.
After a short stop on White we headed down to the west, attempting to attain a mesa where we might have a good view of Rough Canyon. Bob took a strong lead ahead and decided to take a nap in his bivy sack while waiting for us to catch up. Due to a snagged zipper Bob was unable to exit his bivy. Watching him writhe around in this small black sack reminded me of a cat giving birth and the kittens breaking though the birthing sack 
Shortly after watching Bob come into this brand new world (it was quite breath taking  ) the group split into two. Bob and I went to check out some over-hangs and the other three went searching for a lunch spot, I guess. Even though the purpose of this hike was to look for more ancient ruins, it seemed like 3/5 of the group did everything they could to avoid finding any  .
After an hour or two the group was whole again and we started looking for our exit. We followed some game trails around the west side of White, about a thousand feet directly above Roger's Trail. Bob and I stopped again to investigate some small caves while the others waited for us on a saddle. Most of the drainages that we wanted to follow down to Rogers Trail looked like they would have cliffed us out so we trudged on. Eventually we found a nice long slope that lead us to Rogers but not before passing through the worst catclaw field I have ever experienced! Good times!
All in all a good hike with a ridiculously fast group that really wore me out. If I could do it again though I would opt to take Rough Canyon instead of the exit we took. Although longer, with the water falls and partial shade, Rough Canyon is more enjoyable.
 guys...and girl! And thanks for driving Wally!
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