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| Hiking | 6.50 Miles |
2,513 AEG |
| | Hiking | 6.50 Miles | 7 Hrs 40 Mns | | 1.15 mph |
| 2,513 ft AEG | 2 Hrs Break | 28 LBS Pack | | |
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| partners | | I was in no physical condition at my present age to take this one on having not hiked since Oct'22, and having also had a recent Jan'23 surgery requiring a two-month recovery period, but somehow-someway I seem to have always been able to rise to the occasion on most of these more strenuous hikes that I seem to enjoy. I did plan originally to join Oregon_Hiker on this hike for only ~two miles in, then plan to return to the TH and have a picnic waiting for his hike completion and return.
The weather forecast was good and with our AZ YR2023 unseasonable wet Winter and wet early Spring, I had a good feeling that our planned destination for this hike to the impressive Rock Creek Falls would be perfect timing and it was [ photo ] .
I still felt pretty good at the two mile mark, so I continued on. I was pretty wasted by the time I reached the falls area, arriving at least 25 minutes after OH arrived, but I'm glad I continued on. On the way back (all downhill) I'm sure I cost OH another 30 minutes minimum, and he only had to help me up from a fall once, but I did complete it and even though in pain and legs of rubber, in hindsight, a rewarding kind of pain 
Please Note:
This Hike Guide did not have the can be confusing, 8-mile one way, off-road Driving Route posted from Rye, AZ, on Hwy 87 to the Rock Creek Trail #42 Park/TH Start. My posted 4/9/23 Gps route with key waypoints included is now this correct driving route for as needed download and following. |
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