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| Tortilla TR to JF TR Plus Fish Creek BM, AZ | |
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Tortilla TR to JF TR Plus Fish Creek BM, AZ
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| Hiking | 8.92 Miles |
898 AEG |
| | Hiking | 8.92 Miles | 5 Hrs 32 Mns | | 1.97 mph |
| 898 ft AEG | 1 Hour Break | | | |
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| no partners | | A friend of mine from the midwest was in town on business and made room for a day of hiking.
He had never hiked in Arizona before and requested that he tag along when I go after a benchmark. Plus, he said he would like to experience hiking in the Superstition Mountains.
Well, I figured this hike would fill his desires.
Fish Creek BM and its two reference marks are near the Tortilla Trail #313, and so is the elusive Fish Creek Azimuth Mark.
We set off on Apache Trail/Rte 88 before dawn, and first located the Fish Creek BM and its two reference marks. The sun wasn't up yet, but we had enough light to locate them.
Next up was - Locate the Fish Creek Azimuth mark. i got lucky and found it "near" where the datasheet said it would be. My friend smiled and said "WOW" - I thought "Whew".
After photo sessions at those two locations, we made our way to the Tortilla TH.
Ironically, I had done the Tortilla hike to JF Tr #106 once before - In my pre HAZ life.
I knew it would be a good hike for him, with great Superstition views, and no surprises.
We stopped for photos often, as he wanted to have a pictorial account of his experience. He took over 200 photos. Yikes - I thought I was a prolific pic taker.
With the nonstop views, my friend had a great time and enjoyed all phases of the day.
On the drive back to the valley, we stopped for a quick view, and photo-op, at Canyon Lake.
He and I are both water skiers. I told him while I was in the Air Force at Williams AFB (now Williams Gateway), I had a boat and skied on Canyon Lake all the time. He thought the lake was kind of small, until I explained that Canyon Lake is navigable 'Upstream' for about 8 miles or more, to just shy of the upstream dam.
He then said the next time he's in town, he'll rent a boat, and we'll go skiing on the smooth waters of the lake. I will definitely take him up on that.
Good times with a good friend. |
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Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost
J.R.R.TOLKIEN |
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