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1,191 AEG |
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| no partners | | We chose the hottest day of the year up to that point, June 1st 2012, to head up to the Sierra Ancha-107 F in Tucson! We spent the night at our camp site, just off Cherry Creek road and about 100 yards shy of the old minning road that leads up to Pueblo Canyon/Canyon Springs ruin and enjoyed the approaching full moon. Got up at 6am and launched for the trail at 7am. We encountered 2 other hikers/campers at the top of the mining road; they were getting ready to head out for Pueblo Canyon ruins. Being a Saturday, I wasnt surprised to see other human beings out there, but we got lucky in that, after reaching Cold Spring Canyon ruins, we had it all to ourselves!
I was however surprised at how quickly we found the "Crack House". We must have been going at a pretty good pace, even in the heat and blazing sun! It felt good at 7am, but not at 8am! another surprise (and a pleasant one at that) was the lack of rattle snakes! I figured we would see at least one coiled up under a tree just off trail, but NO! The tree log ladders were alot easier to ascend than I expected! I wont go on and on about the ruins,as you've already read about them or seen them, but we spent about 2 hours there, got plenty of pics, including some of Cooper Forks Canyon Ruins visible to the east. We headed back down the trail (still no snakes) and headed up towards Pueblo Canyon Ruins. We made it as far as the vista over looking the north rim and got more good pics, then deceided to head back to the camp, due to extreme heat and low water supply. I look forward to PC ruins and CFC ruins soon.... |
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