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| no partners | | | There was about a half mile of Hoolie Bacon that I needed to finish from the top of the ridge near Hermann Mountain to the Red Tanks junction. Headed up the Apache Trail to the always smooth 213, (which gets worse and worse everytime I drive it). Two vehicles at the lower TH, but none at the upper TH. Started up the JF Trail and jumped on the Hoolie Bacon Trail at the junction. As the trail got down into Tortilla Creek the brushiness picked up (mostly holly and catclaw) but it was still in pretty decent shape. Took a quick break in the shade at Cedar Basin, then started the climb up to Horse Ridge. The climb up to Horse Ridge isn't long (it's just over a mile) but it's pretty steep and slippery in some spots. Made it up to the top of Horse Ridge and started down towards Horse Camp Basin. Made a quick stop of what's left of the old wooden corral and continued on. As I got near the eastern entrance of Trap Canyon the catclaw just got out of control, it got so bad that I got immune to the pain for a bit lol. Made my way down to the Red Tanks junction, took a break and started back. I had past a couple of tents earlier in the day, but never saw the hunters, however, as I was coming back by Trap Canyon, I did hear a shot go off, but I couldn't tell the direction, so I assume they were close by. As I continued back some of the clouds that were around in the morning were gone and the sun was hot, especially climbing back up Horse Ridge. I brought 5 liters of water & Gaterade and by the time I made it back up to Horse Ridge, I only had a half liter left, so I rationed it the rest of the way. Made it back to my truck tired and thirsty but otherwise the hike back was uneventful. A bit warm, but a hike in the Superstitions is always worth it to me especially with no one else around. |
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