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Verde River Foothills Below Bartlett Dam, AZ
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| Hiking | 3.21 Miles |
307 AEG |
| | Hiking | 3.21 Miles | 2 Hrs 40 Mns | | 1.29 mph |
| 307 ft AEG | 11 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | Went on a weekend camping trip with my Son-in-Law and Grandson to the Riverside Campground on the Verde River below Bartlett Dam. Got to the CG around noon and found many of the sites already occupied but was able to stake out one nice site. A great deal ($8 per night) with my Senior Pass discount and up to 3 cars and 10 people included for the price of one. My Son-in-Law and Grandson would show up around 6pm so I decided to go for a short hike in the nearby foothills above the river.
Hiking out of camp, I bushwhacked up to what appears to be an SRP access road paralleling the river and followed that road for about 0.9 miles down river. I then started a short lollypop loop up into the foothills while keeping an eye out for evidence of ancient habitation. Didn't find anything that I could positively identify as evidence from the ancients. However I did find a number of small white and pink marker flags on about 2 foot long wires stuck in the ground similar to flags used to mark the location of underground utilities. I followed the flags along a level area until they ended near some curious rows of piled rocks two small to be the remains of habitation walls. Wasted some time pondering on the origin of the flags and rows of rocks before continuing on. Saw a couple of deer browsing on a distant hillside. One looked up and watched me for a while, then deciding I was of no concern to them, continued browsing. My route would later take me through the location where they were browsing and they were still there, reluctantly leaving when I passed by. Got back to camp in time to enjoy a snack and a beer while sitting in the afternoon sun reading a book and waiting for the rest of the crew to show up. A relaxing way to spend an afternoon. |
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