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| Hiking | 20.77 Miles |
5,279 AEG |
| | Hiking | 20.77 Miles | 12 Hrs 58 Mns | | 1.74 mph |
| 5,279 ft AEG | 1 Hour Break | 10 LBS Pack | | |
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| partners | | Plans were to start at the Cottonwood TH, hike Lower Soldier Camp Trail, to Alder Creek Trail, down Long Canyon, to Apache Lake. Then find a route across to Alder Creek Trail, up and back to the TH.
We never saw the beginning of this trail, because we started hiking with 45 minutes in the dark and the last 2 hours of this hike were in the dark.
Lower Soldier Camp Trail was faint at best (Except the part on the road) as we became Cholla magnets in the dark. We made the saddle where the trail meets the FR at first light for spectacular views. From here is was a road walk to Cane Spring. We checked out the Spring and and started following Alder Creek Trail.
Adler Creek Trail with a GPS and good eyes for buried cairnes was find-able in spots, non existent in others. On the way in, we opted for dropping into Long Canyon to get out of the blood sucking catclaw. We made our way down to a choked out spring area and decided we had reached our turn around time.
We climbed up and out on the loose crumbly rock, for the views making the blood letting all worth it! The Painted Cliffs area. We played on the loose stuff looking for a different route that got us out of Long Canyon and on our way back. We dropped into a sweet unnamed canyon and climbed out to the Alder Creek trail.
We took lunch at Adams Camp and then did our best to follow Alder Creek trail back. The wild Burro tracks followed it for awhile, then it was lost again.
From here back to the TH was a blur.
The destination was incredible, the journey was a tough one.
JBF 4
BBF 9 (A new high) |
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Autumn Foliage Observation Moderate
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Adams Camp Spring |
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Cane Spring |
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| | Plenty of clear clean filterable water in the Concrete trough.
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Long Canyon Creek-Four Peaks |
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| | Water available in pools in numerous locations.
Cottonwoods and cattails suggest perinnial source. | | _____________________
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
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