Black Mesa Creek Spur Cross Photoset • LosDosSloFolks • 2022-01-05 • HikeArizona.COM

Black Mesa Creek Spur Cross, AZ

	2022-01-05
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Black Mesa Creek Spur Cross, AZ

Hiking	6.69 Miles	840 AEG

Hiking	6.69 Miles	2 Hrs 35 Mns		2.59 mph
	840 ft AEG		6 LBS Pack

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Dragonfly Trail - Spur Cross

Spur Cross Trail

Tortuga Trail - Spur Cross

Elephant Mountain Trail - Spur Cross

Metate Trail - Spur Cross

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Doctor day for Cathy so I went back to the ridge above Black Mesa Creek to hopefully find some new (to me) petroglyphs. I saw the ones I found earlier this year but nothing new. I also went farther north this time and visited some collapsed Hohokam ruins. The recent rains have uncovered lots of pottery shards at this location... so much that I had to watch my step so as not to break anything.

I took a detour on my way back to the parking lot to find the park's game camera @Sun_Ray was looking for yesterday. It's gone again. I could see the marks in the tree bark were it was mounted however. I sure hope no one stole it.

The weather was perfect for the hike and didn't see anyone until the very end as I was coming down Tortuga. There were two groups of octagenarians, about 14 in total creeping up that steep grade. Good on them.

I hope I'm still able to do that in fifteen years.

Flora

Flora [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Spurge

Culture

Culture [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Mascot Trail Signs and Markings

Wildflowers Observation Isolated

	Black Mesa Creek - SPRCA	Pools to trickle	Pools to trickle
	Creekbed was completely soaked with some standing pools. No visible flow on the surface but likely moving underground.

	Cave Creek - SPRCA	Medium flow	Medium flow
	Audible from 100 yards away. Still flowing well from last weeks rainfall.

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