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Bluff Terrapin Peralta, AZ
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| Hiking | 13.60 Miles |
3,000 AEG |
| | Hiking | 13.60 Miles | 9 Hrs 58 Mns | | 1.54 mph |
| 3,000 ft AEG | 1 Hour 8 Mns Break | 20 LBS Pack | | |
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| partners | | On our second day we headed to the Peralta Trail Head to do the Weavers Needle Loop, Bluff Spring, Terrapin, Dutchman and Peralta. This would be the hardest hike Ginny has been on and I was a little worried that if there was any issues there is no viable escape route, once you commit it’s all the way. Started out on the Bluff Spring Trail and it’s a good start because it gets you heart beating right from the start. This is also a beautiful trail overlooking Barkley Basin in the morning. There was a light flow/trickle of water in places in Barks Canyon. The Terrapin trail was a little harder than I remember, forgot about the climb you do to get out of the drainage to Barks Canyon and the Terrapin Saddle. 3 people on horseback passed us on the way up to the Saddle. Saw 2 other people coming up the other way. Water in pools along this trail. The Dutchman trail to Peralta was uneventful other than the 3 people on horseback passed us again; they took a lunch break at Terrapin Saddle. We took our lunch break at the junction of the Dutchman and Peralta trails. Six to seven miles left and it was 2:00, I figured Fremont Saddle by 4:00- 4:30 and Peralta Trailhead at sunset. Great time of day to be passing by Weavers needle as the sun is getting lower in the west. Probably the best views of Weavers Needle. We may have made it to Fremont Saddle sooner had we not stopped to take so many pictures. There were a couple people on the trail that were going to camp at a spring on the west side of Weavers. We arrived at the Saddle at 4:45, took a short break and back at the Peralta Trail Head at sunset, 6:30.
Great weather for hiking, We didn’t start until 8:30 which I thought was a bit late but in the end I think it was perfect to be able to catch the colors of sunset. Good showing of flowers but I don't believe the peak. Water in most creeks although usually just in pools. |
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