AZT Mazatzal Divide - Y Bar Trail Maintenance Photoset • BiFrost • 2024-03-22 • HikeArizona.COM

AZT Mazatzal Divide - Y Bar Trail Maintenance, AZ

	2024-03-22
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AZT Mazatzal Divide - Y Bar Trail Maintenance, AZ

Backpack	16.70 Miles	2,960 AEG

Backpack	16.70 Miles	2 Days
	2,960 ft AEG

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Y Bar Trail #44

Mazatzal Divide - AZT #23

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Original plan was to spend 4 days out on AZT Mazatzal Divide #23 section brushing and cutting trees. However, the weather did not cooperate on Sunday and Monday so we modified the weekend. Headed out Friday morning from Barnhardt TH and up the Y Bar Trail with the intent of brushing some on the Y Bar on the hike into Bear Spring. Cool to see lots of water along the Y Bar Trail with all the rain and snow this season.

Spent several hours brushing Y Bar Trail in some areas and clearing a few trees. Then continued on to AZT Mazatzal Divide #23 and cut more trees and cleared other debris. Eventually made it to Bear Spring and camp for the night.

Next day part of the crew cut the remaining trees on AZT while rest of us did some minor brushing near the AZT and Y Bar junction. Took a break at the junction before continuing clearing the brushiest sections on the Y Bar on the hike out. The area around Y Bar Spring which was flowing strong needed fair amount of brushing and a few other areas.

Wrapped up the two day work event late afternoon Saturday thankfully getting out before the expected storm rolled in later that evening.

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[ checklist ] Trail Maintenance

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[ checklist ] Bear Spring - Fisher

	Bear Spring - Fisher	Quart per minute	Quart per minute
	spring looked about like it usually does. Little bit of algae but otherwise water was good quality

	Windsor Spring	Dripping	Dripping
	water seeping out of the ground but really nothing that was easy to filter. This spot is usually dry most of the year except spring time

	Y Bar Spring	Gallon + per minute	Gallon + per minute
	plenty of water in 2 spots around the spring area running across the trail

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