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| Hiking | 9.72 Miles |
1,314 AEG |
| | Hiking | 9.72 Miles | 6 Hrs 47 Mns | | 1.75 mph |
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| partners | | Rogers Canyon is always a nice place to visit. I might have been suffering from wishful thinking with the weather. It was cooler than Phoenix hiking out of there in the afternoon, but still not as pleasant has other visits in the cooler months.
Wally, Jason, son #2 Johnny and I started from the Rogers Trough trailhead about 7am and started down. My last trip in here was an overcast mild December morning. It felt really cool in the shade the first section towards the Reavis Trail junction. Once the sun made an appearance, it became warm and then eventually hot.
I am happy to report that in spite of fires, floods, no rain, extreme temps, etc. - the catclaw along this trail has survived. Lots and Lots of it, in fact. The fire damage I saw the last time has been replaced with the new normal of catclaw, new manzanita growth, grasses and a very abundant batch of brush with nice yellow flowers abounded.
Once you drop down to the creek to make the approach to the ruins, the trail is still there, kinda/sorta. Large sections of the old trail from past years is just gone. Washed away. It's still easy to follow, just keep hiking down. The temptation to just hike down the creek was one that was exercised frequently. There wasn't a drop of water along the creek and we only spotted a couple of survival pools near Rogers Canyon spring. The Supes need some rain for sure.
The leaves will start changing in the coming weeks along this canyon, but for the most part were still in the summer green.
After visiting the ruins we hiked out to Angel's Basin. That a grassy/crunchy place for sure. We spotted a small deer along the edge. Johnny also spotted a cool owl in the lower chamber of the ruins. He was just hanging. And, hiking out, I was very close to stepping on a beautiful blond tarantula, but I saw it just in time.
We came across a couple that had spent the night at the ruins on the way in and another part of backpackers that were coming out of Reavis Ranch. Otherwise, it was just us 4 all day.
The road in is in ok shape. I don't think you should take your Mom's Malibu up there, but any vehicle with a little clearance should be able to handle it. It's the same rocky and bumpy road all the way from Hewitt Canyon.
Other than the heat on the way out, it was a very good day in the Wilderness. And, even then, not many better ways to spend a Sunday than this. |
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