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| partners | | I had absolutely nothing on my planning calendar for the whole month of July-2022. So, I decided another 7 night/8 day (July 6 to July 13) Vehicle Camping trip to our Mogollon Rim- Cabin Loop Area at 7435ft would be a good way to break-up the month and also miss a few PHX area 110F Monsoon Summer days.
I planned my arrival day two days after the 4th of July long weekend which worked-out well with fewer campers and other Mogollon Rim visitors in the area for this longer week period I would be there.
A week before departure I had thought that maybe our HAZ- trekkin_gecko and tibber might be interested in joining me for a couple of days. They were, but both had previously planned vacation away schedules that Kelly was good with, but Angela's GNP departure schedule was too tight for her to also work in a short, overnight Mogollon Rim visit. I mentioned to Kelly that I would cook a huge "Cowboy" breakfast for all if she could come up and bring a quality pound of BACON. That's all I needed to suggest.. Kelly next contacted our HAZ- johnlp and before I knew it, we would have four, to include John's wife Janie, for an overnight visit and my late breakfast/brunch for them all on Sunday-7/10 
I have been to our Mogollon Rim- Cabin Loop Area now a number of times during Monsoon July and August, and this is the first time I have been camping at 7435ft with only one day (just 1 hour) of actual Monsoon weather. I was definitely pushing the limit of Camp Grasshopper style camping for this 8 day period without hardly any rain. On my departure day of Wed-7/13, I knew I needed to be up early at 4:30am because of forecasted Monsoon conditions that day. I succeeded in taking down my always major, "over the top" Camp G/H Campsite, and packing up in time to set a new record for exiting my campsite area at 10:15am but I ended up having to unload, carry it all, and put it all up in 108F South Scottsdale temps. My eight days of enjoyable R&R, good temps, to include our HAZ visitors along with my two planned short hiking days, kept me smiling through the return challenges 
I'm planning on a return trip for another 7 nights / 8 days this next month of August'22 with some close friends and active hikers/backpackers from Southern Calif that I introduced to each other 26+ years ago and have been happily married for that period of time. Both now retired, they are leaving on Sun-7/24 for a 4nt/5day backpack out of Bishop, CA- going in from The Lake Sabrina Basin TH. They will retrace some of our HAZ- Oregon_Hiker's recent 7/2 area day hike in from Lake Sabrina. They will, however, plan to setup their overnights basecamp at the Baboon Lakes Area and do various remote inner area day hikes. Envious I am, but I still retain the memories... |
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