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Only car at Miles when we started just after 8 where it was already in the 50's. Easy walk through the Miles Savanna and the initial section of West Pinto beyond Bull Basin before entering the burn. There is some 'hunting' for the 'trail' at a couple of points and being careful not to follow all of the old carins that sometimes led to a bushwhack from hell. Someone else put up some orange ribbon at a couple of spots which was helpful. A quick break at Oak Flat and continued down Spencer Spring Trail. The initial .3 of a mile of Spencer is great (spared from the Woodbury) then it goes to feces on a stick. The last half mile to Cement Spring felt like 5 miles, grinding through the creek through downed trees, and when we did hunt for the trail, it was thickets of catclaw. Once we got to Cement Spring (which is completely trashed) we cleaned off our shoes, socks, and gaiters with all of the mess we had just went through and had lunch. At that point, I did not have the energy to fight the mess any further down so we decided to head back. Uneventful hike back but it warmed up pretty quickly showing 79 degrees when we finished. On the drive back out, we stopped at a spot along 287 for our second attempt to locate a cave we previously looked at. With a bit more intel we were able to locate the entrance but with no gear we decided to explore inside next time. Another great day in the Supes,we had the entire area to ourselves. Thanks S for joining me, I think you got the brunt of the blood donation this time. 
