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Canelo Hills West - AZT #3, AZ

	2017-11-25
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Canelo Hills West - AZT #3

Tucson, AZ

Canelo Hills West - AZT #3

Tucson, AZ

Backpack	16.20 Miles	1,550 AEG

Backpack	16.20 Miles	2 Days
	1,550 ft AEG

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Did this along with Passage 2 for a 3 day backpack. We came into Canelo Pass TH around 10 on Saturday and resupplied our water, then set out shortly after 11. We were glad to see that much of this passage is downhill, rather than the ups and downs of passage 2. Due to the downhills and the nature of this tread, there is a LOT of loose rock so we spent a lot of time looking at our feet.

In places the mesquite scrub is crowding the trail, but not too bad. Route finding any where along any water drainage was tricky due to the high grass covering any cairns. Saturday night we camped in a nice stand of mesquite between Gate Springs and Gate tank. It was warmer than the night before so getting going in the morning was much easier! Sunday we spent a lot of time trying to find the trail along the creek bed. Since the trail crosses several times, each time we just wandered with the app in hand, trying to find where the trail came out. There are also 2 places where the bank is steep to get down from. 1 leads you to a hard-rock step, but we still thought it a tad tricky so backtracked a few yards and found another way down into the creek bottom. The other has a rock to step on, but we both still sat and slid down. Other than the creek bottoms / tall grass, route finding was easy. The last mile coming down to Harshaw TH had our full attention due to loose rock, but we finally made it to the vehicle at Harshaw around 11 on Sunday. My friend had not done this passage yet, so I took her pack and she slack-packed into Patagonia where I was waiting with her gear and a cup of coffee!

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[ checklist ] Down Under Tank Red Bank Well

Autumn Foliage Observation Moderate

	Cott Tank Exclosure - Red Rock Cyn	1-25% full	1-25% full
	No water at the tank. The surface water in the creek across from the tank was FULL of algae. NOBO along the creek bed there were pockets of water that were clearer and where we crossed the water was actually running slowly and much more clear.

	Down Under Tank	26-50% full	26-50% full
	Water was also running from the tap at the dam. I got 2 liters in a min or less.

	Red Bank Well	76-100% full	76-100% full
	Windmill was running and the stock tank was full and clear

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