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| Hiking | 9.47 Miles |
3,918 AEG |
| | Hiking | 9.47 Miles | 7 Hrs 5 Mns | | 1.62 mph |
| 3,918 ft AEG | 1 Hour 15 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | A great hike up to the #1 A+ view of Four Peaks -- Buckhorn Mountain. With lots of off-trail options to get up there, and all of them looking thick and ugly, we settled on heading up the main drainage at the 4-mile mark from the Mills Ridge TH. The drainage is a bit overgrown, but not too difficult to travel, with no prickly plants. Eventually we left the drainage, heading up the steep, grassy slope on the left side of the drainage where the small grove of pine trees stands. Near the top there were a few thickets of young trees to fight through, but all-in-all, it was much easier than any of us had planned for.
It took just over an hour to reach the summit from the trail, climbing 1200 feet in 6/10ths of a mile.
At the summit we enjoyed the stunning views of the east valley, the entire Superstition range, the Sierra Ancha and Lake Roosevelt, and the best view of Four Peaks you could ever imagine. The various Motherlode routes are displayed crystal clear from this angle, and studying the highlights and obstacles from here was a real treat.
We split up on the way down to investigate other route options, and I chose the ridge just north of the drainage we had gone up. It was thick, and downhill momentum is all that made it tolerable. Ascending here would be nearly impossible. I reached the trail in just under 30 minutes and headed back the .35 miles to the drainage we had gone up before continuing on to meet up with the others.
Along the way, I donated my beloved eTrex to the Mazzy god Man Za Nita. It will be missed, but quite certainly never found. 
It was nice to be on the trail with some new faces. Thanks to sbkelley for putting this one on my radar. |
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Wildflowers Observation Moderate
The lower mile of the hike featured plenty of poppy, lupine, and some others. |
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Buckhorn Creek @ Trail #130 |
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| | | With no additional rain, this should trickle for another week or two, and then be reduced to pools before drying up. | | _____________________
| I'm not sure what my spirit animal is, but I'm confident it has rabies. |
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