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| partners | | A hike planned for some time, we finally made it out to the Tortilla Trailhead.
It was Jason's turn to punish his vehicle, so we all piled into the 4runner like a clown car and drove down the manicured and groomed FS213 to the end to start up the JF to the pass.
The weather was very nice all day, a little cool at the start, but we all started to shed layers once the climbing started. Except of course, Jason, who was outfitted in a t-shirt and shorts from the get-go.
The trail was easy to follow for the first mile, then it would fade in and out. It was easy to see where the trail should be, but there were times it was a search for cairns in the distance to figure out which way to go. The fires and the rain erosion has really worn away a good portion of this trail in certain spots.
We made it up to the pass and had a pitstop and a rest. Chris rolled out his usual 5 course lunch, complete with hot sauce.
On the way back the sun started warming things up, but it still stayed very pleasant for all of the hike. Wally could not standing hiking so slow, so he took off and Scott and my son Johnny soon followed. That left me, Jason and Chris hiking our normal human speeds. They beat us back to the truck pretty badly. But, Jason had the keys, so they had to wait.
I have not hiked this portion of this trail before. I've been up to the pass from the other side, but not from this starting point. It was a good solid hike. Without some sort of maintenace or an increase in foot traffic, the JF Trail is looking a little wild. It had nice views of Fish Creek Canyon, Black Cross Butte and Tortilla Mountain. Once you climbed up high enough, the vista really opened up. The skies were very clear and the view of the western Supes was very nice. Looking up the pass, Iron Mountain and White Mountain still had a little snow on top.
A good group of hikers and some very nice scenery. Thanks for planning this Chris and thanks to Scott, Wally, Jason and Johnny for an awesome hike in the Superstitions. |
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