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| Hiking | 11.03 Miles |
1,129 AEG |
| | Hiking | 11.03 Miles | 5 Hrs 51 Mns | | 2.04 mph |
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| partners | | Chris invited me to hit a couple of trails in the Seven Springs area. I haven’t been up in this area since the 1990’s.
We arrived right after sunrise and my truck’s dash was showing 41 degrees.
Chris wanted to hike from the Cave Creek trail over to the Cottonwood Trail and try to finish off the section he missed the week before. He came from the other direction and the trail was hard to follow. We hiked down to the creek, crossed and made it up the Skunk Tank/Cottonwood junction.
The trail was not “groomed”, but it was fairly clear. It looks like the official route for that one has been reclaimed by Mother Nature. The trail we followed was higher up on the ridge and stayed out of the wash. We hiked down about 1.5 miles before we turned around and headed back to the Cave Creek Trail.
The Cave Creek Trail follows Cave Creek right along the banks and then higher up when it gets further in. The riparian area was really nice. Lots of shady sections, water pools and some autumn leaves starting up on the cottonwoods and sycamores.
As it climbs out of shady creekside area, it started looking like I was hiking in the Superstitions. Saguaros started appearing and the creek became a canyon. We came across the only other humans we encountered as we climbed down to the creek.
Chris pointed out a cool crested saguaro right after we crossed the creek. Looks like the elements got it a little as one of the crested arms had fallen off. We hiked down another mile or two before we stopped for a snack break.
Hiking back, I could feel the heat and was longing for that 41 degrees we had at the start. When we got back to the trailhead it was showing 91 degrees on the dash, a 50 degrees difference!
This area is really nice, especially along the creek. I will have to come back when the water is flowing. Thanks for the invite Chris. |
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