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| Ballantine Pine Mountain Loop, AZ | |
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Ballantine Pine Mountain Loop, AZ
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| Hiking | 19.65 Miles |
5,180 AEG |
| | Hiking | 19.65 Miles | 11 Hrs 16 Mns | | 2.11 mph |
| 5,180 ft AEG | 1 Hour 58 Mns Break | 16 LBS Pack | | |
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| partners | | We needed to take advantage of probably the Valley's last cool day for quite some time. I threw Joe in the the planning mode, and in 5 minutes he lopped some stuff together and we had a loop..
The Good 
Perfect weather
The unknown Ballantine Connector trail
The Boulder formations
Long Range views
Pine Trees
Rock Tank
The Cabin
Arizona Grape
Views from Pine Saddle
The Bad :tt:
The Ballantine Trail is disappearing in elevations above the Corral on the trail
Didn't have the energy or blood needed to summit Pine Mountain. It was only a 1/2 mile away ](https://hikearizona.com/dex2/images/smilies/eusa_wall.gif "Brick wall")
Long pants were in my truck :whistle:
The Corral (Topo) close to Rock Tank does not exist anymore. Not that we could find.
The Ugly 
catclaw
Live Oak
Poison Ivy
Manzanita
Locust
Blood Loss.
Ugly thick snot luggies on manzanita
In spite of all the Negative items above, I enjoyed the heck out of this hike. Long pants and shirt would have made this more enjoyable. My Bad. Thanks for throwing this one together Joe Joe |
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Rock Tank |
51-75% full |
51-75% full |
| | 5 or so catch areas with clear fresh water. There was a trickle of flow refreshing the pools.
It is said there is reliable water here into the summer months. | | _____________________
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
Dave Barry  |
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