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| no partners | | It is official--- I am a certified idiot magnet. However, first things first.
For those fall leaf peepers again I did not hike far in but it is a very strange start. More than a few trees have brown leaves, no color. Some trees are green. Some trees are turning but are pastel colored, a few that are normally deep red. Some red trees off trail; I might post a few pics if they turn out. Evidence of flooding, the trail cut by run off, and a 7 foot berm of flood debris in the canyon itself which was not there last year. More bear poop around than I have seen in a while; one pile as big as a healthy cow drop.
And hikes planned by idiots. The people I tried to help were not idiots; just caught by unfortunate circumstance. Post hike I was setting up to camp and maybe go farther up or drive home the next morning when I was approached by 3 hikers. Apparently an organized group hike got strung out and there was a mixup regarding a Jeep key. These guys were stranded with no way to get into their vehicle and no spare key in or on the vehicle. The "hike leader" had left in another vehicle. So I drove one person out along Ash Creek road until cell service ( for those that want to know it is past the low brown hills going toward Willcox). The others I gave a couple of fleece ponchos and a light as it was getting late and it would be dark by the time we got back.
I had better service so here is a synopsis of the voice mail I left on "hike leaders" phone. "So, this is a good samaritan driving one of your people around to get cell service to get help because the idiot who planned this CF of a hike could not be troubled to check on her people to make sure they all got out safely"
The hiker who was with me finally got her on the phone. She whined " well I can't get all the way out there with the key, I drive a prius!" She was on speaker phone and I said " you can get to the hunter meadow-- I will have your people there".
I drove back and pulled off in hunter meadow and approached a likely group---told them I needed to get these people a place to hang out from the cold and dark until the car key arrived. Very nice people. The one hiker said do I know them. No, but hunter meadow is usually busy this time of year and most people are nice.
I ran a shuttle back and forth for the other two. PSA it is about 2.2 miles from hunter meadow to the parking for Ash. I had the backseat out of the Toyota to sleep in it so only had the passenger seat. Anyway, I left them with the encampment at least they could sit around a fire. I have no idea if their " hike leader" who was all the way back in Tucson made it out there. Another reason I have no interest in group hikes, especially if run by idiots. I was taught if you organize such an event you don't leave part of your group especially at a TH with no cell service. I had left my Sat phone at home and they had an inReach but had let the subscription expire.
I think I will get a magnetic sign for the sides of the vehicles. Maybe it should say " Not responsible for your idiocy" or "GO AWAY" or "I am not with SAR".
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