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| Hiking | 9.20 Miles |
2,352 AEG |
| | Hiking | 9.20 Miles | 7 Hrs 6 Mns | | 1.39 mph |
| 2,352 ft AEG | 29 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | Happy Valley Saddle was calling again so Ginny and I headed Happy Valley and hiked up the Miller Canyon Trail. Started out about 0900 in the morning with temps in the upper 30's. I had not been on this trail since 2019 when I hiked over the pass to Madrona Ranger Station. The trail is still as steep as it was back then but now it is in worse condition. Still easy to follow and if you do wander off trail it only takes a few feet to figure you're off the trail. Great weather and crystal clear sky's, could see the snow peaked Mount Graham and Dos Cabeza's and the Chiricahua Mountains.
There was water flowing in Miller Creek in places but mostly dry. A few spots along the trail had water or maybe I should call them seepages. Perfect weather for hiking, cool in the 50's with no breeze, felt good at the Happy valley campground to sit in the sun and have our lunch/snack. Not one of the easier ways to get up to the Rincon's but it is probably the shortest. The constant step ups get old and if you are a short person it's even worse. I miss the old route through Madrona up Rincon Creek and Heartbreak Ridge to get to Manning Camp. The sign indicated Happy Valley Campground was 4.6 miles my GPS read 9 round trip Ginny's read 9.4 round trip, we are going with 9.2 miles |
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