Pine Canyon Photoset • The_Eagle • 2023-01-21 • HikeArizona.COM

Pine Canyon, AZ

	2023-01-21
	12 by The_Eagle

Pine Canyon, AZ

Hiking	10.78 Miles	1,491 AEG

Hiking	10.78 Miles	4 Hrs 12 Mns		2.68 mph
	1,491 ft AEG	11 Mns Break	12 LBS Pack

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Pine Canyon Trail #26

Bearfoot Trail #13

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Deb had a meeting and dropped me off at the Pine TH. Only one car in the lot. 24 degrees had something to do with that. 10 minutes in I was 2nd guessing my choice of jeans and hiking boots. There was just a bit of snow left over from the 2 previous storms to this point.

Once I hit the 6000' contour, in the shade, I was happy with my choice of dress. 12-18" of snow and the temps felt in the upper 20's. The majority of the trip was in 6-8" of snow. I was the first one through since all the snow.

I got to one section of trail where the elk had been tearing it up. I was shocked I had not seen one. I rounded one corner and saw 3 elk, then 5 more, then another group scattering. I think the entire Pine herd of 40 elk scattered through the hillside.

After the intersection with the East Rim Trail, I started shedding layers of cloths. It was quite comfortable the remainder of the hike.

Pine Creek @ Bearfoot Trail

Heavy flow

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