Whiterock Mesa - AZT #25 Photoset • Sredfield • 2024-04-20 • HikeArizona.COM

Whiterock Mesa - AZT #25, AZ

	2024-04-20
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Whiterock Mesa - AZT #25

Payson, AZ

Whiterock Mesa - AZT #25

Payson, AZ

Hiking	6.00 Miles

Hiking	6.00 Miles

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Took the store-bought knee out for a spin to do a little Steward Monitoring and Maintenance between Pine and Oak Spring. This six-mile foray was the longest yet, following some other trail work events closer in. All went extremely well for eight weeks post installation.

We accessed the trail from Cletus-Ray, a street in the extreme southwest area of Pine. The trail there follows an ancient roadbed to a short single-track route through tall pines to the AZT. The first task was to close a short section of trail that was replaced a year or so ago by a more gentle and scenic section. Somehow this reroute hasn’t made it into the official app. Then on to a hiker-reported, larger than expected deadfall which we dispatched with considerable sawing and pry-bar action. It’s high through-hiker season and we met five of them, all intent on real food and maybe a zero day in Pine. Some stop to chat, others seem to be zoned out and just pass by with hardly a nod.

We continued to Oak Spring for a snack break. The pipe to the trough has lost its siphon and we spent time trying-unsuccessfully-to reestablish it. It will take more tools or smarts than we had with us. But water is flowing nearby, and the trough is three-quarters full from maybe groundwater. Then back to the truck; the knee did well, the heart and lungs after nearly a year of much-reduced activity and the background TMB syndrome, not so much. But it’s great to be out and about again.

	Oak Spring	Gallon per minute	Gallon per minute
	Pipe to trough not running but water flowing next to the trough.

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Shawn
The bear went over the mountain to see what he could see.

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