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South Fork - Gold Ridge Loop, AZ
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South Fork - Gold Ridge LoopPayson, AZ
South Fork - Gold Ridge Loop
Payson, AZ
Hiking13.48 Miles 3,730 AEG
Hiking13.48 Miles   8 Hrs   33 Mns   1.84 mph
3,730 ft AEG   1 Hour   14 Mns Break6 LBS Pack
 
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Gold Ridge Trail #47
South Fork Trail #46
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Only my second loop with Gold Ridge Trail #47. I'm getting why I gave this 4 out of 5 stars in 2009. The masses will nitpic lack of switchbacks. A moderate badass ridge IMO that needs to be in the mix no less than bi-annual.

Heading up Gold Ridge we were pleasantly surprised to see and walk through dense poppies you only see mid way up. Up is the wise choice for footing. The patch of pines near the top before FR3348 is bomb diggity. Need to plan on that for future break spots.

South Fork Deer Creek #46 is cool and has received noticeable maintenance! Still needs a lot of work. I wouldn't hesitate to hike it again and again. That said I prefer [ Deer Creek Trail #45 ]

March 30th 2019 8:30 a.m. Bruce declared every living plant has a flower.
Note: get Angiosperm Kokopelli a bouquet of spruce, fern, moss and liverwort!
 Flora
 Flora [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Draba  Miners Lettuce  Purple Loco  Texas False Garlic  Western Wallflower
 Named place
 Named place [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  South Fork Tank
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Wildflowers Observation Substantial
Mountain sides plastered in poppies on a few occasions. Bruce shed the poppy blinders repeatedly mentioning the most diverse variety he recalled.

Extreme
[ Narrow-Leaved Popcorn Flower ]
[ Dichelostemma capitatum ]
[ Desert/Mojave ceanothus ]
desert see-uh-no-thus was a wonderful fragrance all day

Substantial
[ Filaree ]
[ Owl Clover ]
[ Fiddleneck ]
[ Mexican Gold Poppy ]
Notably several of the deeper robust yellow. Thought Desert Poppies, no dice.

Moderate
[ Asian Mustard ]
[ Draba ]
[ Common Dandelion ]

Light
[ Indian Paintbrush ]
[ Purple Loco ]
[ Western Wallflower ]

Isolated
[ Desert Marigold ]
[ White Primrose ]
[ Doubting Mariposa Lily ]

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water 3 out of 5water less than max South Fork Deer Creek Medium flow Medium flow
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