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| partners | | Started from Turkey Creek Trailhead after the drive in Saturday morning. A bit warm in the lower slopes but still managable. It's about 2.5 miles before we hit any significant shade which is also about the time we reached Mud Spring and took the first break.
After the break it's into the trees and cooler as we gained elevation up to Deerhead Spring and the ponderoa pines. We passed Spud Rock Campground and then up and over the ridge to Mannign Camp at 8,000 feet. Reaching camp we setup and relaxed the afternoon away. Chumley and 10s were more motivated and hiked over to Reef Rock and Mica Secondary. Surprisingly not much water in the Manning Camp main pool near camp...never seen it that dry before.
Day 2 Chumley came up with a Grass Shack Loop about 10 miles or so. Leisurly start in the morning hiking down towards Cow Head saddle. Ran into a couple of backpackers heading to Manning at the saddle where we took a short break. Contining on and dropping down into Grass Shack it was getting warmer. Not much water at Grass Shack...emergency only!! Took another break before starting the uphill climb to Manning. It got a bit warm in spots but the trees in the upper ascent provided nice shade and a cool breeze helped a lot. Reached camp and ran into the backpackers we saw earlier in the day. Took a break in camp and contemplated another day hike.
Eventually Chumley, 10s and I decided on a 5 mile Mica and Spud Rock loop. Great views on Spud rock as always and very windy as always! Mica is just the high point but nothing special there. After break on Spud Rock we headed back to camp and another realxing night!
Next day it was back out Turkey Creek...however we took the long way past Devils (not) Bathtub and through a really cool Ponderosa Park forest back to the original trail. After that it was down Turkey Creek to the vehicles. Another great Memorial Day trip in the sky islands!! |
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