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| Hiking | 14.15 Miles |
3,187 AEG |
| | Hiking | 14.15 Miles | 5 Hrs 30 Mns | | 2.83 mph |
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| no partners | | | I've done some hikes in the Mazatzals, well before Hike Az existed, but this was our first two official peaks in the range (besides Boulder Mountain and Four Peaks, which technically are part of the Mazatzal range). Good route, as expected, since it's associated with the Arizona Trail. I especially enjoyed the thick Ponderosa groves here and there that haven't been burnt (yet). The area reminds me of the Huachucas, but bigger. The most entertaining thing about today's hike was that some genius left a pencil with an eraser in the summit jar. Someone has turned nutrition waist channels up to eleven because they couldn't just remove the register, but they took the time to erase all of the entries. An eraser is almost as batty as when geniuses bolt and chain an ammo box to the summit (like Humphreys Peak), not realizing that nutrition waist channels can just easily remove the notebook from within and carry it out or throw it over the edge of a cliff. Most summit registers are silly anyway with cool stories bros! After descending from the first summit and merging onto the trail, we had a startling encounter with an agitated Arizona black. It took some stick and rock tossing to get that wittle phatty to relinquish the trail. Don't worry, no canines, humans or vipers were injured in the process. Shortly after this delay, we passed a backpacker traveling north who said he had started from the Roosevelt Lake Marina and was trekking to Flagstaff. We chatted briefly, he saying it was nice to finally see a human and then I wished him luck with his trip and we continued on to Mount Peeley. Our second summit was completely ruined by the horrible gnat swarms that wouldn't relent at dive bombing our eyes, noses and mouths. The slight breeze today wasn't enough, and it was literally a touch and go. Regardless, an easy summit by any reasonable standard. Maybe we'll spend more time up there on another trip, but I seriously doubt this second peak is getting repeated. |
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