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| | Hiking | 6.50 Miles | 3 Hrs 27 Mns | | 1.88 mph |
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| no partners | | | We saw many wild burros, and we didn’t make it! Started counter clockwise a bit late at 8:45, and at about 2 miles in we came across a large pack (at least 10 with some young ones) of wild burros on the trail. We tried to go around them in the wash, but there were another two in the wash. We didn’t want to go too far off the trail because we were a little worried about losing it based on the other comments. We waited for a while to see if they would move, but they seemed intent on grazing. We didn’t have cell service to research, and we aren’t familiar with horses, so we decided it would be best to turn around and try the loop in the opposite direction. Once we got back to the start, we went about a mile in. We saw another burro alone! This seemed much more manageable to get past. However, the burro seemed to be taking the trail towards us! We were within about 20 yards and the burro started honking and braying, which spooked us pretty bad! We had seen no one on the trail, but heard gunshots the whole time, which got louder as we approached this burro. For a second, we thought the burro was shot, but then we noticed it getting closer to us and continually making noises...we turned back. If you are less afraid of burros than us, than this would be a great hike! It’s really remote and quiet, but there’s quite a bit of burro droppings and tracks on the trail, so I think that they frequent the trail. |
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