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| Hiking | 14.31 Miles |
4,510 AEG |
| | Hiking | 14.31 Miles | 6 Hrs 50 Mns | | 2.67 mph |
| 4,510 ft AEG | 1 Hour 29 Mns Break | | | |
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| | | There was to be some gathering of Tucson hikers in the majestic Huachuca Mountains, and I felt that some representation from the northerly neighbors was in order, so I invited myself along! 
We arrived Friday night in order to acclimate for the big day ahead! Saturday morning we split into multiple hiking groups so as to limit impact in the Miller Peak Wilderness, but we all headed up to Carr Peak to start the day. From there different groups went different directions.
Karl and Dallin and I took the crest trail over to Miller Peak. Along the way it started to rain and hail, but there was no thunder or lightning so we happily pressed on. Bknorby, justmike, MrBadBern, My Joseph, Floridasunshine, gloope, and a few non-hazzers followed and arrived just as we were starting our trip back to the north, and Karl decided to hike with them for a bit.
The rain let up so Dallin and I decided to continue on the Crest trail around to Hamburg. This was a new trail for me. It's steep but takes you quickly down in a nicely shaded canyon to where there's running water.
The climb up Comfort Springs trail is a grind at the end of a big day like this, and I made some kind of mistake reading the map and thought it was only a 200 foot climb. It's 3x more than that, so I was a bit irritated! We caught up to 9L and Clairebear before reaching Comfort Springs, and Karl wasn't far behind us. Once back at camp, we met up with the others who had returned via the Carr trail.
An evening of laughter, good food, and better company followed! Thanks to bknorby for planning and letting me crash your party!  |
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Wildflowers Observation Substantial
Not as nice as last year, but tough not to say it's still substantial. |
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Comfort Spring |
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| I'm not sure what my spirit animal is, but I'm confident it has rabies. |
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