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Visiting the Twins - Sandy and Deadman, AZ
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| Hiking | 20.26 Miles |
4,326 AEG |
| | Hiking | 20.26 Miles | 11 Hrs 6 Mns | | 2.05 mph |
| 4,326 ft AEG | 1 Hour 14 Mns Break | | | |
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A free 5-mile Super Duty massage on 70 psi tires.
Barnhardt Trail #43
Brush seemed closer than usual but nothing of concern. We enjoyed a wonderful break at 6.25 mi.
Mazatzal Divide Trail #23
Slightly rockier than I recall but that was the theme of the day. Nice extended views from this trail.
The obligatory trip down to the falls. Ho hum. We followed the creek up from the North Fork Falls, which was pretty snazzy IMHO. We had lunch at Horse Camp then merged into Trail 42.
Rock Creek Trail #42 - Mazatzals
It was cool until it wasn't. The east side up through the manzanita is remarkable how much they cut out, most grateful. Boy howdy is it steep. West of the ridge which is the bulk of the trail heading down was not a great trail in my opinion. Rocky, search and find on occasions, steep, slanted, wah wah. The geology is remarkable and unmistakably Mazzies! The falls were a nice treat.
The bottom mile is a trail void of 10.2 billion ankle-buster rocks.
Half Moon Trail #288
This turned out to be the best-maintained trail of the day... woulda lost that bet. A few snags of catclaw overhang the trail but you could hike it in shorts. If it weren't for the mundane bajada mogul coaster and a bovine hang out it would rate higher.
Synopsis
Linda picked this hike, surprisingly her first visit. The twins are Bruce's favorite hike. It's a phenomenal workout and I'm glad I had the opportunity to hike it. |
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Wildflowers Observation Isolated
A white onion of sorts on occasion, then an accumulated group on Half Moon |
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Chilson Spring |
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| | | Flowing well based on all the water seeping down the side of the mountain |
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Garden Seep |
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| | | Good flow, seen much stronger |
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Horse Camp Seep |
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| |  I don't know about a spring, but that's one hell of a waterfall |
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Horse Camp Seep |
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| | | Water seeping everywhere |
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Sandy Saddle Falls |
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| | | Good flow, we've witnessed 2-3x the flow in previous years. | | _____________________
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