Reavis Canyon - AZT #18 Photoset • tibber • 2014-02-09 • HikeArizona.COM

Reavis Canyon - AZT #18, AZ

	2014-02-09
	39 by tibber

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Reavis Canyon - AZT #18

Globe, AZ

Reavis Canyon - AZT #18

Globe, AZ

Hiking	18.20 Miles	4,099 AEG

Hiking	18.20 Miles	4 Hrs 39 Mns	5.20 mph
	4,099 ft AEG	1 Hour 9 Mns Break

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Reavis Trail Canyon #509

Reavis Canyon - AZT #18

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Southbound, north section Thx to all the shuttlers who made this last 1/2 of AZT 18 possible. A special thanks to Jack for helping with the middle shuttle set up on Saturday.

We started an hour earlier than we needed to but it all worked out fine. It was not as cool as I anticipated and in fact, the weather was pretty much perfect the whole day... other than the breeze which makes my video editing a pain.

The hike up from Rogers Trough to the Reavis Canyon TH is on the road so it's not as difficult as it might be on a trail. The views as you go up are far and wide as you go around turns or reach a temporary high point. The smell of the high country was so nice

especially cuz I'm sucking a little extra air

on the hike up in the steeper sections.
We did encounter some hunters riding in their pickup with their radioed dogs running in front. The hunter dogs seemed a bit thin to me. By the looks of the guys I thot the dogs should be drivin' the truck and the guys should have been running along side!

Shawn did his cairn maintenance at the turn off on the saddle before you skirt this (west) side of Montana Mountain. This was a fun part of the hike and then you hit the ridge and head down to the wilderness gate. And as they say, it's all down hill from here and indeed it was. However, the switchbacks are gradual with some flat in-between. You are hiking thru the remnants of the burn but it's not bad. The green tall grass is quite prevalent. We did see some deer thru the trees but couldn't get a good enough visual for a photo.

By the way, does anyone remember what year Montana Mountain got burned? I can't find anything on it.

We stopped about 3/4 the way down for a snack and to enjoy the view. Soon you wind your way down next to a deep drainage that will converge with the main drainage we will take to the lower 509 TH. Not soon after here we ran into Karl and Kathy. It was noon so we decided to have our lunch... not realizing we would get two lunches today. From here we seemed to hit the really pretty part of the drainage with lots of flora and some cottonwoods both in fall and spring. I would look up and to the east occasionally as the rock formations on the mountainside were pretty

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Eventually you come out of the creek and hit an old road. As you come up it Peachville Mtn looms above with the gold colored grass on its top. It always seems to glisten up there; hard to photograph though. Soon we would come upon the tall stone corral. I looked on the net but couldn't find any information about this awesome corral. The walls seem too high for just cattle unless the builders just got carried away

. And before you knew it, we were at the 509 TH and just a tenth mile away was our ride.

We got done an hour sooner than I had planned so we had time to kill. We went to Picketpost where I put my gear in Karl's truck and drove it out to the entrance off the highway and then we all headed for lunch at Los Hermanos. We waited a long time before placing our order. It was quite busy but mostly with folks finished their lunch. They have non-stop re-fills on the pop and chips so you can't beat that.

After being at the restaurant longer than anticipated, we headed back to get Karl's truck and then to the meet up place just off of the 60 on N Queen Valley Road. We had barely gotten out of our vehicles when Karl and Kathy pulled up; about 45 minutes sooner than I expected based on where we had met them on the trail. We brot out the beer and toasted our success in completing a segment of the AZT. It was a good day and we got done in time to avoid the Renaissance traffic.

Video 1 from Roger's Trough to Superstition Wilderness gate: [ youtube video ] _...
Video 2 from the gate switch-backing down Montana Mountain: [ youtube video ] ...
Video 3 to and in the drainage: [ youtube video ] ...
Video 4 finishing off the bottom half of the hike to the southern 509 TH [ youtube video ] ...

Named place

Named place [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Peachville Mountain

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For me, sometimes it's just as much about the journey as the destination.
Oh, and once in awhile, don't forget to look back at the trail you've traveled.

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