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| Hiking | 12.36 Miles |
2,142 AEG |
| | Hiking | 12.36 Miles | 7 Hrs 25 Mns | | 1.67 mph |
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| partners | | | Andy had never been up on Peters Mesa before so he and Chris were game. Drove up 88 and then down the ultra-smooth FS213 to the Tortilla TH and parked next to the old water tower. At the start, the trail was easy to follow but had its share of catclaw and Holly which felt so wonderful in 36-degree coldness. After a mile, the trail starts to climb up to Horse Ridge. The climb is steep and slippery with tons of loose rock. The trail makes a small descent and then rises to a ridge before dropping into Peters Canyon. After a few miles in the Canyon, the trail climbs up to Peters Mesa where it has small ups and downs before a big drop down near Charlebois. At the high point overlooking Charlebois Canyon, we had lunch and started back. It got a little warm on the way back through Peters Canyon and the hike up to the first ridge was blah. The hike down from Horse Ridge was knee-pain-friendly as we were ice skating on the loose rocks the entire time. Came across a very small pool just above Kane Spring (I did not check Kane Spring for water, but usually, there is some there), otherwise it was completely dry the entire time. A long, but good day in the Supes with no other humans around. Thanks, Andy and Chris for joining. |
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