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| Hiking | 3.93 Miles |
444 AEG |
| | Hiking | 3.93 Miles | 1 Hour 44 Mns | | 2.27 mph |
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| partners | | After spotting a family of elegant trogons fluttering in the trees while randomly sitting at camp we decided to peel off a couple miles before dinner. This seemed like an easy option and it wasn't far from where the pretty birds were showing off their colors.
Ash Spring is an old 2 track that climbs gently from the Herb Martyr campground up to Ash Spring, which was a surprisingly nice water source here. Of course, it's so close to the perennial Cave Creek that it's really just a redundant water source.
Basin 600 led us through a sea of ferns and some unexpectedly fantastic views of Helen Keller's Yosemite of Arizona. A short connector along Herb Martyr brought us across the creek and up to Snowshed 246.
This ended up being disappointing as we were planning on a couple miles of creekside walking, but this route stays high, far out of sight and earshot of the creek below. We did make a quick detour over to the majestic HM Falls where a family of locals was swimming.
Back to camp for dinner over the fire and planning for tomorrow's hike. |
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