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| Hiking | 11.48 Miles |
2,877 AEG |
| | Hiking | 11.48 Miles | 7 Hrs 53 Mns | | 1.63 mph |
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| no partners | | Bronco Butte on Horse Mesa (elevation of 4,349' and prominence of 1,669') has been in my crosshairs, so I decided to go hike it today.
I drove in on Highway 88 (a "highway" it is not) from the east, and parked at the Reavis Ranch Trail turnoff. Highway 88 continues for another 1/3 mile before it is barricaded, but it is clear that they don't want you driving past the road to Reavis.
I walked on the road for just under 2.5 miles, and then took the "default" HAZ route up to the summit of Bronco Butte.
After about 1/4 mile or so I picked up a use trail and more-or-less followed it up through a wash up to Horse Mesa. When I got to Horse Mesa I was surprised to see an indocumentado camp -- water bottles, trash, blankets, etc. That is the first sign of illegal border crossers that I have seen in the Supes.
Once on the mesa, I went up and over a few ridges to get to the summit. The summit block looks intimidating from a distance, but it was an easy class 2 climb to get to the summit. Views were great at the summit, so I had a lunch break up there.
I returned the way that I came.
There was nothing really "hard" about the hike, but the route finding was a royal pain -- to me, there was nothing intuitive about the route that I took, and I was having to look at my GPS every 100 feet or so it seemed. Once on the mesa, there was some interesting geology to see, so the scenery was nice once up there.
I was happy to have done this hike, but I think that once is enough for me. |
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Wildflowers Observation Isolated
I saw a couple of goodings verbena with flowers, but that was it. |
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| Civilization is a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there |
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