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Spur Cross Mud Bog, AZ
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15 by photographer avatarLosDosSloFolks
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Spur Cross Mud Bog, AZ 
Spur Cross Mud Bog, AZ
 
Hiking4.04 Miles 548 AEG
Hiking4.04 Miles
548 ft AEG4 LBS Pack
 
1st trip
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My plan for today was a trek up to the 6L Ranch. The weather was perfect but the trail conditions were not. The recent rain and snow has Cave Creek running strongly. The farther north you go the more water there is. There are about 8 crossings in each direction for the 6L trip. I don't mind rock hopping but shoe and sock removal that many times didn't sound enticing.

Plan B was a short loop in Spur Cross with Cathy. They had the wood bridges in place for all two of our crossings. Things were OK till we got on top of the plateau above Black Mesa Creek. The trail turned to mud and stayed that way for the remainder of the loop. Quite a bit of snow still in the shady areas of the trail. The slog through soft mud was less than fun but the day was gorgeous and my company was superb.
 Flora
 Flora [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Blue Dicks
 Named place
 Named place [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Cave Creek  Elephant Mountain
 Meteorology
 Meteorology [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Snow

water 1 out of 5water less than maxwater less than maxwater less than max Black Mesa Creek - SPRCA Pools to trickle Pools to trickle

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water 3 out of 5water less than max Cave Creek - SPRCA Medium flow Medium flow
Over a foot in depth in many places even this far south.
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