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White Mountain 6100 - Rough Canyon Loop, AZ
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| Hiking | 18.01 Miles |
4,180 AEG |
| | Hiking | 18.01 Miles | 12 Hrs 51 Mns | | 1.50 mph |
| 4,180 ft AEG | 51 Mns Break | 16 LBS Pack | | |
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| partners | | Joe's been trying to get me to do this one for awhile now, but there was always something that got in the way.
It was his week to pick and the stars aligned. Dallin was looking for a place to stomp, it was on. One problem, Joe was having vehicle problems, so this hike went from 3 stooges, to only two.
Reavis Ranch 109 is still in great shape. We made a brief detour at the Grave and made our way to the top. On the way up we stopped to trade stories with a solo AZT through hiker from Maine.
Once to the top and in the pines, the route provide to us had us following a creek bed off of the #109. Easy enough. There was even some evidence of past trimming and cairns. This took us up to an alcove area we were going to check out. We decided the push through the bush, was not warranted.
Missing a turn to go up, we opted for a southern approach to White Mountain. The views from 6075 or 6100' were some of the best 360 Supes views out there.
Crappy Summit Video  [ youtube video ]
Time to drop into Rough Canyon. This is a beautiful, tree covered, water filed, boulder hopping/sliding/traversing dream..... that turns into a nightmare. It took fooorrreeevvver to get through it. 4.5 miles and 4.5 hours (including lunch) to get through this monster. Don't get me wrong, this place is gorgeous, but I was so ready for it to be over. We even found plenty of "Use" tread, that kept us out of the boulders.
Frog Tanks #112 was a welcome site, but still more boulder hopping off and on. We passed a couple of backpackers here, and then two occupied campsites in Angel Basin.
The Rogers Canyon #110 was done mainly in the dark back to the car.
Great hiking with Dallin, I'm sure there will be more. It's nice to have a 6'-7" body, breaking a swath off in front of you! |
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Roger's Creek |
Medium flow |
Medium flow |
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Rogers Canyon Spring |
Quart per minute |
Quart per minute |
| | | Plenty, but hard to tell if its the spring or the creek |
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Rough Canyon |
Light flow |
Light flow |
| | | Water available the entire length | | _____________________
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
Dave Barry  |
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