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| Hiking | 10.00 Miles |
895 AEG |
| | Hiking | 10.00 Miles | 4 Hrs 54 Mns | | 2.28 mph |
| 895 ft AEG | 31 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | One last hike to end the year. My plan was to hike down Agua Caliente Wash from Bellota Ranch to the La Milagrosa Agua Caliente Spur Trail. I started out at the Bellota Ranch Road where the Arizona Trail crosses and headed east to where it crosses Agua Caliente Creek. Super nice trail. Once in the creek I headed downstream. Right from the get go I knew this was not going to be a cake walk. The creek had a moderate flow and usually easy to cross. There was a cattle trail of such but if you are more than 4 feet tall you will do a lot of stooping. A couple places the canyon narrows and requires a side trip up on the side of the creek. I continued downstream for about 1.5 miles and decided this was too rough, I kept hoping the canyon would open up to a nice sandy bottom but it never did. I may have to try heading upstream from the La Milagrosa Agua Caliente spur on my next excursion. Instead of heading all the way back upstream I decided to take a side Canyon and connect up with the Arizona Trail for my return.
I took the jeep trail to Bellota Ranch. I did this route a few years back when I was doing the Arizona Trail. At the ranch I talked to the individual that was living there, He came out to check out what I was doing, taking pictures of the ranch I guess alarmed him. Really nice chap and we talked for about 5 minutes. Wasn't quite done hiking yet so I took a side trip to Chimney Rock. I have never been there before. Easy walk along another jeep trail although it was really muddy. I can say I have been there now but I don't anticipate ever feeling the need to go back. I only say one vehicle on the road and 2 deer hunters all day, kind of strange for Redington pass. I did see a couple of deer along Agua Caliente Creek near Bellota Ranch. Every little stream or creek had water flowing. |
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The Lake |
51-75% full |
51-75% full |
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