| | -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
| |  |
|
4 |
-
-
-
-
|
| | |
|
| Hiking | 21.17 Miles |
4,344 AEG |
| | Hiking | 21.17 Miles | 11 Hrs 6 Mns | | 2.12 mph |
| 4,344 ft AEG | 1 Hour 6 Mns Break | | | |
|
|
| |
| Partners |
|
[ show ]
| partners | | In our never ending quest to choose hikes that will annoy each other, I suggested Deadman for this week. The road to Barnhardt had no clearance issues, but is rattly as heck, and I wasn’t even going that fast, never exceeded 32 mph, most of the time around 15 mph. Joe searched for extra seatbelts in the backseat to avoid being flung out a window.
Got started up Barnhardt at 0700. Decent enough condition. Flowing water in the expected spots, easy to keep the shoes dry. More sun than I’d like, but not too warm.
Quick snack break shortly after reaching the Divide Trail. I ate about a quarter of a ribeye, saving the rest for lunch, and endured endless teasing. Divide Trail was annoyingly rocky for a long stretch, but easy hiking.
Dropped down into a creek to get to the falls. The water flow at the falls was light, but sufficient enough to be a waterfall. We got some pics, then stayed in the creek as we headed to Horse Camp. The falls and creek were the highlight of the day—lots of fun. I rammed my leg into an agave, apparently directly into a blood vessel, because it was spurting blood for a moment until I put cold creek water on my leg. It was very tender for the next ten miles. Nobody wanted to hike next to me since I now smelled like steak and blood and supposedly the Mazzies are full of bears. Bruce pretended like our escape route from the creek back up towards the trail was easy and made us climb a rotten log. He pretty much floats uphill (hot air or helium, the jury is still out) while I cling to every rock and tree branch and try to not slide backward.
Had lunch at Horse Camp. The continued towards Rock Creek Trail. Very muddy trail around Hopi Spring, but the manzanita was clear from the trail. Not the superhighway Bruce had promised, but no crashing thru brush. Steep uphill, I whined about being hot. The trail was vague in many places on the descent, and in pretty rough shape. I would have hated to ascend it, so was at least mostly happy to be going downhill. Nice scenery and geology helped. The falls were a nice treat, and after that the trail became mostly more defined.
Half Moon is mostly forgettable, in my opinion. I spent most of the time comparing our ascent vs descent for the day and realizing we still had 500’ to climb to get to my truck. At least the path thru the catclaw was clear. We maximized daylight for the day, finishing a few moments after 1800. Great day, lots of fun and laughs. |
|
Wildflowers Observation Isolated
|
|
| _____________________
| Stop crying and just go do the hike. |
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Route Editor
Route Scout
Route 
