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| Hiking | 4.80 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 4.80 Miles | 4 Hrs 52 Mns | | 0.99 mph |
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| no partners | | I had been doing some random car-camping and hiking off Cave Creek Road out past Seven Springs and decided to spend my third and final day hiking up FR1099 to Deer Flat. The locals hadn't been real friendly where I was camped. While I was gone hiking from camp the day before, someone knocked over my 2.5 gallon water jug which was sitting on a camp chair. Telltale tracks revealed the culprit was a cow. A small herd was hanging out in the area. The morning of my departure they approached camp and loudly mooed their disapproval of my presence.
I parked my car at the beginning of FR1099 just off Seven Springs Road. The side-by-side ATV crowd drives up this road to Deer Flat but it's too rough and has potential clearance issues for my FJ Cruiser. It's a short hike which is much more pleasant while hiking than getting pounded in a bouncing vehicle. There were many hunters out-and-about for the rifle deer season and I encountered many during my hikes over 3 days. All were riding in their ATVs. I never saw a hunter on foot.
There were nice views along the trek. I did some wandering about looking for evidence of ancient habitation and spotted a small rock pile that appeared to have some promise. But, it turned out to be someone's pet cemetery. At that point I decided to return to the car, setup camp, and relax in the shade reading a book. |
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