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Red Creek Wet Bottom Mesa, AZ
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| Hiking | 14.87 Miles |
2,019 AEG |
| | Hiking | 14.87 Miles | 8 Hrs 7 Mns | | 2.20 mph |
| 2,019 ft AEG | 1 Hour 22 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | Continuing on our tour of exploring places we hadn't been to before, S and I decided to head out to Red Creek. Long dirt road drive before turning off on the 18. The 18 gets a little worse but is still easily manageable in an HC vehicle. Drove down the small hill to the creek bottom and parked there with a small group camping nearby. Temps were chilly as we started down Red Creek with plenty of water flowing nearly the entire way to the Verde River. Easy walk down to the Verde, as we stayed on the SxS road when it presented itself, the last mile or so dragged as I hate walking in sand. We took a few minutes to contemplate our options once we got to the Verde. The flow of the river did not look too bad, so we decided to cross it. It was a bit chilly, only knee high, but it was moving at a pretty good pace. Halfway across I 'decided' to slip on a rock and take a seat in the river.  After a quick dry off, we continued to the Verde River Trail junction and decided to continue on the Wet Bottom Mesa trail just to the next ridge. The next ridge became the next one and so forth . The Wet Bottom Mesa trail was in decent shape, going up the mesa, considering how little use it gets, as there are a good number of carins along the way that assisted us the couple of times we were slightly off. Once you get to the Highwater Trail junction, the trail pretty much disappears as the groundcover takes over; however, there were carins in the distance for both trails to assist. We stopped for lunch at the junction and started back. By this time, it was mid-afternoon, and the hike down the Mesa was borderline hot, so the walk back across the Verde felt pretty good. Uneventful hike back up Red Creek to the truck. Definitely an area I would like to explore more, as the views on top of the mesa were fantastic! Another hike without seeing anyone on the trail which is always a nice bonus. Thanks S for joining me on another adventure. |
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Wildflowers Observation Moderate
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Hiking is just walking where it’s okay to pee.  |
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