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| no partners | | | Quick over-nighter with the Lunatic to get some solitude and clear my head a bit. Lots of people camping at the TH. I decided to take the 'shortcut' route through the creek, instead of following the road up and over the hill. A lot of in and out of the water and scrambling up on the rocks to get through. I got to the AZT junction and realized I forgot an item in the car. Decided to walk the road back instead. Actually not too bad of a climb up and down and then up and down again. Passed a couple who had just gave up on finding some ruins in the area. Took a break at the beach at the East Verde and played a little guitar while the peacocks sang. Hiked to the very close Polk Spring and this area was so nice and inviting, I just stopped and made camp there. Took a nice nap and then started preparing dinner when a guy doing the AZT all the way through thought this was also a great spot to camp.. 200 ft away from me. So much for the solitude. Hiking out in the AM, I decided to take the road again. Despite the short climb, it was way easier than going through the creek again. As I got to the fence at the top of the hill, I spotted movement up in the cliffs to the north. I locked my eyes where I saw it and spotted a man climbing up there. Right at the fence there was a bit of a trail leading up, so I dropped the pack and started going up. Super easy to follow route led to the top of the cliff where I met the man I saw minutes before. He pointed me to the end of the cliff band to the ruins. Pretty impressive stuff. All the walls were 6ft tall and the whole thing was over 50 ft long. I haven't spent too much time in the Mazzies, so this was a nice change. Will have to do so more exploring out there.. after it cools off. |
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