Mormon Lake - AZT #29 Photoset • jwwilhit • 2017-09-26 • HikeArizona.COM

Mormon Lake - AZT #29, AZ

	2017-09-26
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Mormon Lake - AZT #29

Camp Verde, AZ

Mormon Lake - AZT #29

Camp Verde, AZ

Hiking	14.80 Miles	1,095 AEG

Hiking	14.80 Miles
	1,095 ft AEG		34 LBS Pack

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I have on my bucket list to complete the AZT so I had to start somewhere and this was it. I was hiking North to South but actually ended up starting 2 miles North of the actual trailhead. The random directions of unmarked right turn about 3 mi. down the road led to the trail but I think is was the last two miles of section #30. No biggie. Started hiking about 11AM, ran into a nice couple of ladies and their dog about 1/2 a mile in. Ran into another nice lady and her dog after crossing through one of the campgrounds. And that would be the last human I saw for the next three days. Section #29 was a beautiful hike. Stopped by Navajo Spring and topped off one of my water bottles. Good, clear water. I literally filled it up at the faucet. Strange. I did filter it through my Sawyer. Filled up again at Van Deren Spring. The water was surrounded by reeds so I had to wade in a little. As a result the water had a good amount of gunk in it but tasted ok through the Sawyer inline. I ended up hiking about 12.5 miles the first day and finished it up the next morning. Thanks for a great start.

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	Navajo Spring	Quart per minute	Quart per minute
	Once I found the literal faucet it filled my 1L bottles relatively quickly. Water was clear.

	Van Deren Spring	Gallon + per minute	Gallon + per minute
	Water in both the lower and upper tanks. Surrounded by reeds so it required getting the feet wet. Not sure of the fill rate as I just dunked my bottles. Water was a little chunky but filtered just fine

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