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| Hiking | 8.86 Miles |
1,727 AEG |
| | Hiking | 8.86 Miles | 3 Hrs 43 Mns | | 2.38 mph |
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| no partners | | Drove down to Thatcher the day before. Dinner at the Taylor Freeze in Pima. Did you know tiny Pima, then less than 900 souls, lost 27 of its sons — America’s highest casualty rate — in World War II?
Three Way intersection being converted to traffic circle?
Started hiking at 9:40.
White Mule Creek dam was a nice surprise. Short, but steep & rocky climb out, then steady gain. Many boot prints, but never saw another human. Just birds. And lizards. Still decent spot shade along jeep trail. 2-bar Verizon on Hill 6674. No flowers. Nice views west of Morenci (20 miles) and northeast of Mogollon Mountains (40? miles). Jeep trail petered out about 2¾ mile mark. Next ½ mile well-defined foot trail, which disappeared near "Welcome to Strayhorse" sign. Followed highline final ¼ mile to summit. Log obvious. Hard to open, resulting in 50 minutes spent on summit. 2-3 bar Verizon (enough to upload pix to twitter). Nice area, but wish it had 360 views. If I camped, I'd spend the night.
Back to trailhead at 2:30 and Thatcher by 4, for another night. Leisurely drive home on Wednesday.
Wish I lived closer so I could explore more ...
Rumble Video: https://rumble.com/v6swycn-hiking-maver ... izona.html
Vimeo Video: https://vimeo.com/1081137052 |
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Wildflowers Observation Isolated
Small cluster of fleabane and verbena near summit. |
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