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| Arch Madness - Goldfields, AZ | |
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Arch Madness - Goldfields, AZ
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| Hiking | 13.29 Miles |
1,913 AEG |
| | Hiking | 13.29 Miles | 7 Hrs 40 Mns | | 2.04 mph |
| 1,913 ft AEG | 1 Hour 10 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | Met Chris at the Wolverine gate, then drove in and parked near the tank on the sw side of Top Hat. Headed north on Hope is Lost Trail, making a side trip to Palo Verde Arch. Continued north in the wash, staying in the wash all the way to the northern turn to Triple Arch, I guess that’s Black Glass Canyon? The wash walk itself was impressive—excellent scenery, plenty of water, a cave to walk through. Largely free of vegetation. Waterproof socks were helpful.
Heading to Triple Arch was really the only difficult part of the entire day. That canyon was a little more involved, especially with the water and vegetation. Found some bypasses on the left side. Once below the arch, we took the use trail up to it, and had a snack while sitting on the west side of the arch.
Continuing south past the arch was much easier. No use of hands was needed, and no vegetation. Doing the south side of Triple Arch as an out and back is probably what most people opt for? I liked the route we took, but the southern half went by a lot faster.
Headed back south, then south on Rough N Ready Canyon. Scenic, easy. Turned up towards Anniversary Arch. Kind of a meh arch, but great scenery and fairly easy hiking. Took a connector over to Cottonwood Wash, great flowers along that connector. Once in Cottonwood Wash, headed south, then west on Horse With No Name, then south on Hope is Lost to get back to the Jeep.
Great day, certainly an excellent hike. Nice weather with high clouds and a cool breeze. All the water was a bonus. Good to see Chris again. |
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Wildflowers Observation Substantial
Huge variety and abundance of flowers. |
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