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| no partners | | | Made the drive out east yesterday over to the Campaign TH. I wanted to get one last hike in the Superstions for the season as the temps are starting to get too warm. I didn't have a plan as to how far up Campaign Creek I wanted to go, however, there is a section I have not done yet, which is from the Fireline Junction to the Pinto Divide. As expected no cars in the parking lot when I started up with a warmer then expected 59 degrees. Easy hike up and around the Reavis Mountain School and down to the creek. Right before the climb up to the small saddle a couple of large black animals caught my eye running in the brush next to me. At first I thought it was a couple of bears, but realized it was a couple of cows. I have not seen cows in this area since the fire, so it was good to see them out there, not for the poop they make but hopefully helping to cut back on the trail brush. Just past the saddle on the bank about a hundred feet up, there was a section of trail that was washed out. I started thinking “it’s pretty eroded I better be careful” and sure enough down I went lol. Slid about 20 feet down and was able to climb back up. Besides some scratches on my left arm and leg all was good. Goes to show what happens when you lose focus even for a split second. Made it to the old corral near the Pinto Peak junction, took a quick break and continued on. Once I got to Brushy Spring it was really starting to get warm and I starting to tire and with still 3 miles to go to the divide I made the decison to have a quick lunch and head back. Hot but uneventful hike back out with the last half mile up on the ridge which always drags on. There was tons of water in the creek almost the entire way except for a small section from the saddle to roughly a half mile south. The area is really starting to come back to life with the Sycamore and Walnut trees having some nice growth, tons of green. It will take a couple more years but it's looking better and better all the time. Trail conditions overall were not horrible. There are still some sections missing from being eroded away but the sections that are there are pretty decent. A small amount of thorny stuff (especially with one small stretch that was catclaw hell) but overall not too bad. Tons of frog's, a couple cows, a deer and tons of woodpecker's making noise was it for the wildlife, saw no one else the entire day, just the way I like it. I will be back in the fall to finish the Fireline/Pinto Divide section. |
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