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5,543 AEG |
| | Backpack | 31.21 Miles | 2 Days 3 Hrs 57 Mns | | |
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| no partners | | We did this passage as a three day backpacking trip, which worked out well with where the water sources were. With such a wet winter/spring, there was plenty of water, especially at Mountain View and Beehive.
The road and car-staging was pretty self-explanatory this time, although the driving time was great, with one vehicle at Tiger Mine Road TH, and the other at Freeman Road TH. After setting up the cars, we spend the night at Tiger Mine Road before heading off in the morning. It was chilly and there was a fair amount of wind, so that meant quite nice hiking in the morning. We passed/cross numerous gravel roads and hunters (rifle and archery). I presume they were hunting deer or javelina. Eventually, after what seemed like a very long day of hiking, we made it to Mountain View Tank and spent the night near there. The next day was actually more exciting. As we were packing up camp, a mountain biker went whizzing past us on the AZT. Turns out there were more than 25 riders going a group ride of passage 14. It was quite fun to talk with them and hear more about mountain biking on the AZT.
The whole second day, we could see Antelope Mountain off in the distance, and gradually, we got closer and closer to it, until eventually on the third day we arrived at Freeman Road immediately past Antelope Mountain. The second night we camped up on a ridge overlooking the valley below. It was quite the campsite! |
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Beehive Well |
76-100% full |
76-100% full |
| | | This tank was overflowing. A little algae, but filtered well. |
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Mountain View Tank |
76-100% full |
76-100% full |
| | | Almost overflowing. Water was within six inches of the top of the tank. Fairly clear water. Filtered well. | | | |
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