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| no partners | | Section hiking the AZT and finally got down to the border to do passage 1. After we were dropped off at Montezuma Pass (thanks to my sister for the ride) we ditched our packs behind some bushes and hiked to the border for the official start, and the obligatory photos at the monument. Then we picked up the packs on the way back up and began the climb into the Huachucas. The wind was gusting most of the day and some low clouds were hanging over the mountains when we started but cleared up as we climbed. Lots of wildflowers - we hiked through some awesome yellow flowering plants - looked like the brittlebush in Phoenix but it was not brittlebush - sorry I don't know what they were, but they were everywhere, and stunning.
Got to bathtub springs and it was full and overflowing. We filled up on our water here and kept going to find a place to camp. We passed a few good places but it was too early to stop so we kept going up. Finally as we were getting toward sunset we found a very small site for our tents just off the trail (the next day we found several better places closer to the turnoff to Sunnyside Canyon Trail - but we would never had made it before dark). I was so ready to stop for the day - that climb had my legs just screaming. The wind continued to gust all night, but temps were warmer than I expected.
The next morning we hit the trail early and continued to climb for a while before starting the descent into Sunnyside Canyon. We got our first glance at Parker Canyon Lake - seemed so far away still. Found more water all along the canyon and we did filter a little more along here for the hike to Parker Canyon Lake since it was getting warm and we were hiking more in the sun now  The flowers from the day before were now gone and the grasses and washes were the main theme. The trail was a little overgrown in places - most likely from the summer rains and not as much use. We saw no one else on the trail for two days (except one trail runner going up to Miller Peak on day one). We were very hot by the time we reached the end of the passage. My sister wasn't there yet to get us, so we walked to the lake and splashed in the water and got ice cream from the marina while we waited for our ride. All in all a nice two days on the trail. |
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