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| Hiking | 7.45 Miles |
971 AEG |
| | Hiking | 7.45 Miles | 3 Hrs 43 Mns | | 2.01 mph |
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| no partners | | I started on the Javelina Mine Trail with the intent to do a version of the Rough Eye Javelina loop, but soon saw an equestrian trail to the right that headed north, paralleling 88. I decided to take that and improvise a new loop.
The equestrian trail met the Javelina Willow Springs Crossover trail, which I took to Willow Springs Basin Trail and then eventually over to Rough and Ready Canyon. I took RnR south and then headed over to the Tomahawk Mine (FR1356) trail to that trailhead, and then took another equestrian trail that took me back to my starting point. RnR and other washes nearby had several pools of water leftover from the rains just over a week ago. The scenery up in this area from Willow Springs Basin to Rough and Ready has really fantastic scenery.
On my way back to where I parked, Brian (@mt98dew) had spotted me and then saw that I was parked right next to him, so he hung out and waited for me to finish up. It was nice to see him again since we had hiked several segments of the AZT the last 2 springs. After reading his triplog, I think I may have spotted him earlier along the Javelina Willow Springs Crossover. I saw a hiker that was headed up the steep section of the trail to the saddle who was more of a trail runner, which matches Brian's hiking style.
The weather was a bit chilly to start and warmed up once the sun hit, but never got too hot. I saw a 4WD on FR1356 as I got to that "trail" and no one else but Brian the entire time. Very nice Sunday morning in the Goldfields with great scenery and nice to talk to Brian for a bit once I was done. |
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