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| Hiking | 25.01 Miles |
2,516 AEG |
| | Hiking | 25.01 Miles | 10 Hrs 48 Mns | | 2.55 mph |
| 2,516 ft AEG | 1 Hour Break | | | |
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| partners | | Very full day of hiking and driving with JJ and Lee to knock out this section of the GET. Early start meeting up with JJ at 2am and the long drive to Clifton Circle K where we met up with Dave. We did the car swap and headed out respective ways to start. We started on the east end at Granville Campground off US 191. Actually had to hike for a short period on the highway to Painted Bluff Trail. From there headed over on old road/trail to a saddle overlooking Knight Canyon. A few views of the mine before the saddle but once in Knight Canyon it's pretty remote. We passed the bluffs and Lee did some sight seeing in the area before we continued steadily down hill which was much more interesting and rewarding than any of us had anticipated. The cliffs, interesting rock formations, and riparian sections really spiced up the hike in Knight Canyon.
Eventually we made it to Eagle Creek but just before reaching it we ran into Dave who we almost missed because the bottom section of the trail is brushy and difficult to follow. Chatted for a few minutes and gave each other the trail report before moving on. Once in Eagle Creek it was lots of wading some 50+ crossings in all but it felt great with the heat starting to kick up. The highlight of this section was definitely the wildlife. We managed to see momma Coati with 3 young, several horses, and large group of Bighorn Sheep. After about 10 miles on Eagle Creek we exited and linked up with short road walk back to the vehicle. We checked out a cool old abandoned church on the way out and were able to link up with Dave in Safford for Mexican food to top off the day! |
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