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Rock Creek Trail #42 Maintenance, AZ
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| Backpack | 24.00 Miles |
3,200 AEG |
| | Backpack | 24.00 Miles | 3 Days | | |
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| partners | | Hiked in from Barnhardt TH for 3 days of trail maintenance on the Rock Creek Trail with camp at Horse Camp Seep. We had 6 hard workers in the group which was good because there was a lot of manzanita to cut.
Friday hiked in and setup camp. Then did a recon of the work area around the AZT and Hopi Spring. Did some brushing before heading back to camp.
On Saturday we all headed back to Hopi Spring and started the real work. The trail is gone due to past fire damage for about 400 feet above the spring. Our first goal was to basically cut new trail (forest service pre-approved) from the spring to where the old trail is visible. That task took the 6 of us until about lunch to complete. In the afternoon we continued clearing uphill on the old track and opening it up. We called it a day around 330 and headed back to camp at Horse Camp Seep.
On Sunday it was back to where we left off the previous day. We continued to cut copious amounts of manzanita with the goal of reaching the ridgeline divide. Unfortunately I didn't have Monday off so I had to cut out at 1pm for the 10 mile hike out. However, the rest of the crew continued to work and did reach the ridge divide by the end of the day. On the other side of the ridge (the east side) there is generally better trail but it still could use some work and will have to schedule another work event to tackle that top part.
At least the main goal of opening up the trail from AZT up past Hopi Spring and to the ridgeline was accomplished. It's a good feeder trail for the AZT and also makes a nice hike loop options with Barnhardt and Half Moon trails. |
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Autumn Foliage Observation Isolated
one lone red maple on Barnhardt Trail |
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Hopi Spring |
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Dripping |
| | | little bit of water in the trough but not the best. There is a plan to improve the drainage and increase the trough flow. Not sure when that will happen but probably in the next 6 months | | _____________________
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