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| Hiking | 8.40 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 8.40 Miles | 4 Hrs 15 Mns | | 1.98 mph |
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| no partners | | A second attempt at locating the entire Cochise/Mustang Link in the Tortolita. Approached from the Wild Mustang side up the wash that has been well documented as the initial approach to the ridge from the south. Cairns mark the initial route, past the lost 2018 Chicago Marathon hoodie slowly decaying in the wash. The wash is very walkable, then turns to the left. Prior routes and cairns suggest an exit to the right and traverse to the ridge separating the two drainages, and up. But the cairns fade, and it was just a slog up the fall line to the rake on the ridge just east of "Little Caprock Peak" and the more obvious descent down to the Cochise Trail.
While fishing around for a better way back down, spotted a well-marked track heading west across the ridge towards Big Caprock. I had already scoped out a possible traverse back to Wild Mustang by a similar route and headed that way, but the trail was lost in the barren flatter terrain. Finally made it down to Wild Mustang near where the Big Caprock social trail departs Wild Mustang. A hot, 95 deg return to the car via Wild Mustang followed. |
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