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Papago Spring A20 Havoc site, AZ
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| Hiking | 10.02 Miles |
3,069 AEG |
| | Hiking | 10.02 Miles | 7 Hrs 28 Mns | | 1.41 mph |
| 3,069 ft AEG | 23 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | I was looking for a 10 mile round trip hike I could take Ginny on and my 9 year old grand son and this looked like one my grandson would like. It has a 1945 plane wreck of an A20 Havoc, what kid wouldn't like that, I did. I had forgotten how steep this trail was though. In spite of my miscalculation everyone including me performed well.
Started the hike at the forest boundary and followed the Jeep trail to Papago Spring. The windmill was operating when the wind caught it and about a quart per minute was being pumped. except for a very small trickle going to a small pan for animals the majority of the water was going back into the well below the windmill. There were two game cameras set up near the windmill after saying Hi to each of them we had a snack (nine year olds eat a lot) and continued on the Aliso Spring Trail. The Aliso Spring Trail starts out as a steep jeep trail and just before reaching the ridge becomes a trail. Once on the ridge Charley's Well and windmill can be seen in Shaw Canyon below. Didn't go down to check it out though. The Aliso Spring trail follows along a fence line as it heads straight up what seem like an endless parade of hills. This is a steep trail. I had forgotten how steep when I suggested this hike. If the steepness wasn't enough to wear you out the Shin daggers would finish the job. The trail is easy to follow although faint, Just stay along the fence line, when you do veer off or lose the trail head back toward the fence line. Once up to the point where you head east to Aliso Spring the trail vanishes and you just head toward the Spring. More shin daggers.
We took a short break at Aliso Spring before heading up to the crash site. I did find a bone in the creek that I believe is the front leg of a bear, the radius bone, didn't find the ulna. Quite massive bone. Headed cross country to the crash site and it looks just about the same as it did 7 years ago. The one propeller that I could find was still standing up where I had propped it up 7 years ago. We didn't spend long at the site because it was 2:00 and it took us four hours to get up here. Headed back down and got back to the jeep at sunset. I had to coax my grandson with the promise of pizza when we got home, he was quite tired but did good on a rather tough hike for someone who had only hiked a hand full of times. |
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