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| Hiking | 7.80 Miles | 4 Hrs 40 Mns | | 1.67 mph |
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| no partners | | I last hiked up Campaign to Fire Line back in March and with the Summer monsoon I wanted to see how the area fared. I'm not sure where to start. The good news is the road in was just recently graded, best shape I've ever seen it, it's like a freeway. That unfortunately is the only good news. The TH is a complete mess and that was a preview for the day. Hike around the School is fine, minor wash out but nothing major, then you go down to the creek. It is way worse then it was in March. The Reavis Gap/Campaign junction is now an island. Huge washout's all around it. The gap trail still exists but you have to now cross a good size washout to get there. It wasn't any better further up. Heading up I tried to find/stay on the trail. While there were a couple of small sections still there, most end in a wash out or a catclaw field from hell. The bypass trail that goes up and over the ridge is still there with a couple wash out's that get worse the further you go. I suspect it will be impassable with some additional good rain. I stopped for a break at the Pinto Peak Trail junction and started back. Water was flowing down Campaign the entire way. I was tired of fighting the trail on the way up, it was easier to get my feet wet and walk in the creek for most of the way back. No cars at the TH and no people sighting the entire day.
It was hard to see this area post Woodbury, but now a lot of it is not even recognizable anymore, complete devastation. The Cottonwoods that were in/near the creek that survived the fire are now mostly gone. The floods have taken them down and thrown them all along the creek. |
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Hiking is just walking where it’s okay to pee.  |
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