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| Cave Weavers Robbers Loop, AZ | |
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Cave Weavers Robbers Loop, AZ
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| Hiking | 17.00 Miles |
4,679 AEG |
| | Hiking | 17.00 Miles | 9 Hrs 56 Mns | | 1.80 mph |
| 4,679 ft AEG | 30 Mns Break | 14 LBS Pack | | |
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| partners | | Enjoyed the route, the weather I could do without. Bruce covered our day top to bottom.
Putting this route together I was looking to extend Robbers as much as possible. Rain hampered the mega loop so we stuck with a respectable loop. The key to the loop was getting down from Weaver's Overlook to Terrapin. Low and behold I stumbled upon a route by @juliachaos that helped bridge the gap!
Heading north on Weaver's Overlook Route Scout showed the turn coming up soon. My waypoint rattled off turn into the abyss. Surprisingly the turn was cairned and looked well traveled. Tensions eased a touch. With all the recent rain everything was very green. The route is fairly well cairned with a hiccup or two. We wanted to follow it out but needed to get over to Terrapin in the Crosscut vicinity.
After a busy week I stumbled upon the rest of the story... backwards. @Nonot has a great description for Barks Canyon - Complete Route. Soon that led me to @Fritzski on his Barks Upper Canyon Loop. Which in turn he put together from the Grand Poobah Jack Carlson.
Based on the above two mentioned descriptions the route off Weaver's Overlook down to Barks used to be a bloodbath. I faired well in shorts. Abandoning the route directly over to Terrapin there was one nasty section. Bruce led since he wore pants. I followed step by step without issue. The route down was more fun than a concern. Hope to explore the area more someday. |
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Wildflowers Observation Light
Paint brush, Dichelostemma capitatum, fairy duster among others. Saw a bunch underway that could bust a move in a week and change the horizon. |
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