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| AZT Section Hike Episode 4: Pass to Highway, AZ | |
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AZT Section Hike Episode 4: Pass to Highway, AZ
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| Backpack | 18.95 Miles |
1,321 AEG |
| | Backpack | 18.95 Miles | 8 Hrs 56 Mns | | 2.70 mph |
| 1,321 ft AEG | | | | |
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| no partners | | Corey and I woke at dawn, made our breakfast, and set off by 7:30. With just the two of us, we were much better able to pack up and hit the trail. We chatted away the time, and kept a good pace. While the scenery on Passage 3 felt desolate and full of cow poop for long stretches, we had an enjoyable time. We encountered our first wildlife (other than a squirrel in the Huachucas) on this passage, a javelina very focused on munching a prickly pear growing beside the trail. It didn't seem interested in moving aside for us, so we found a way to go around it and leave it to its lunch.
We stopped at Red Bank Well to filter water, eat some calories, and for me to change my socks. My toe-socks were pretty rank, so this morning I'd tried hiking in my sleep socks. It didn't work so well, so I wound up changing back to my toe-socks to avoid getting blisters.
The first ten miles went pretty smoothly. The next five started getting hard. I have an old injury in my right leg that started acting up, and Corey was having trouble with his lower back. It was very sunny and hot, and there is pretty much minimal shade on this passage. We both felt the pressure to get to the parking lot by 5 so we could be home to our families in time for dinner.
We allowed ourselves a couple short breaks, the last about three miles from the end. Then we resolved not to stop until we made it to Keith at the parking lot. So we did. Then, at 4:30 on the nose, there it was, our gleaming chariot in the form of a white minivan! I wanted to hug it, but I settled for Keith instead. He had chips and water for us. Keith, you're the best!
On the drive home, I think I forgot how to walk... |
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Down Under Tank |
51-75% full |
51-75% full |
| |  Brown murky pond with lots of cow poo. Cement dam .1 mi NOBO has spigot and recent reports suggest clear water from it, but it was open and nothing coming out. Slimy pool below with more cow poo. |
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Red Bank Well |
76-100% full |
76-100% full |
| | | Plenty of water here. Fill from the spigot in the open trough. | | | |
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