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| AZT Section Hike Episode 1: Border to Bathtub, AZ | |
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AZT Section Hike Episode 1: Border to Bathtub, AZ
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| Backpack | 10.98 Miles |
3,750 AEG |
| | Backpack | 10.98 Miles | 9 Hrs | | 1.72 mph |
| 3,750 ft AEG | | 26.8 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | I and four intrepid, ragtag companions set out to walk from the border to Patagonia over four days. Keith dropped us off at the parking lot and hiked with us down to the border, where a ranger was supervising things and basically taking group photos of AZTers all day. Once back up to the parking lot it was late morning; Keith took off and the rest of us ate lunch at the picnic tables and set off a little before noon.
The weather was gorgeous: partly cloudy and cool, with occasional breezes. We had planned on starting the day prior, but a decent storm came through and persuaded us to delay the trip.
Lots of other backpackers on the trail. We saw a couple with impressively large packs hiking with a toddler. They got full marks for bravery, but it was clear they weren't going far. Another couple had started the day we wanted to, but only made it a few miles before they had to shelter from crazy winds and snow. We met another larger group doing Passage 1 as an out-and-back, and passed a solo hiker headed SOBO, just about to finish her thru.
For today, our goal was to reach Bathtub Spring and find a place to camp nearby. The climb was slow going for some of us, and we wound up splitting the group so the faster folks could get to the spring in time to set up camp and filter water before dark. I led the advance party, and we made the spring a little past four. I found a campsite down a side trail from the AZT, and we started filtering. The rest of the crew showed up less than an hour later.
It was pretty cold, and we wondered if it would get into the teens overnight. It was breezy all night, so it didn't, and we all slept warm.
Tomorrow, Parker Canyon! |
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Bathtub (Tub) Spring |
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Dripping |
| | | Tub full of icy water, dripping from pipe. Notes of porcelain and Johnson Baby Wash. Yum! | | | |
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