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| Hiking | 11.73 Miles |
1,832 AEG |
| | Hiking | 11.73 Miles | 5 Hrs 34 Mns | | 2.33 mph |
| 1,832 ft AEG | 32 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | "Stop and smell the Petrichor!" 
I arrived at Peralta TH at 0630 this morning, finished my chores and decided to take a hike to take advantage of the rare splendor of the desert after a good rainfall. There were just a few cars at the trailhead and we had dual coverage, so I wouldn't be missed.
I saw a recent triplog that mentioned some trash being left at a camp site near Whiskey Spring. I grabbed a garbage bag and headed out for some clean up. Trash day at Whiskey Spring.
I got started at 0720, a few minutes after it stopped raining. Brought a rain pancho in case it resumed. It did not. The entire hike was awesome. Patches of clouds covered the sky with occasional bursts of sunshine. By 1100 it was mostly sunny. It was humid, but cool enough that it didn't matter. I could see my breath under the cottonwoods near the spring.
Dutchman is overgrown and rocky through the Woodbury fire dead zone, but not prickly. The Whiskey Spring trail is prickly in spots. Prickly pear, buckhorn cholla, catclaw, scrub oak, wolf berry, the occasional shin dagger (agave), plus a couple of other thorny things that I didn't recognize. Not to mention overgrown. I cannot imagine hauling a 30-40 pound pack down to Red Tanks/La Barge and back that way. We'll have to hit up the Adopt-a-Trail volunteers that signed up for that section.
The tread was soft to start, firm on the return. Gorgeous day. Beautiful views. A great day to get out. |
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Whiskey Spring |
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| | Barely, though that may improve in a day or three after last night's rain.
About 100 feet east of the cottonwoods, there is a clear pool in the creek that will yield a few gallons. | | _____________________
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