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| | Biking - Mtn | 13.06 Miles | 2 Hrs 44 Mns | | 4.78 mph |
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| no partners | | I don't imagine most folks will follow the wash as Randy describes. On my bike, I sure didn't. Miss his benchmark photos though. 
Rode up BLM 8002 from highway. I did not know that the concrete pads are called Arizona Crossings. No traffic. Three vehicle campers.
Signed in at de Anza kiosk. F-35s overhead. Nice day. Partly cloudy.
Headed up BLM 8003 to pass. Only 1.9% slope. Mostly smooth. Got rocky 200 yds. from top.
Little bit of zip on west side of pass. That ended at first wash. Deep sand, like I remembered. Rode what I could to guzzler. It had some water. And bees. Happy Cactus not found and Squid Cactus wilting.
Heavy overcast now playing hell with video. For some reason iMovie does not have nearly as good adjustments as iPhoto.
Signed in at Happy Camp, just below Gerald T. Ahnert, the #1 expert on the Butterfield in AZ. Buy his guide: https://www.ecouniverse.com/product/the ... eld-trail/ !
Continued on better BLM 8003 conditions to BLM 8004, finishing up at Gap Well, which is bone dry, with no means of replenishment. (My extra mileage is due to, as usual, much backtracking and wandering.) Kinda toasty at the end.
Rumble Video: https://rumble.com/v75t6yo-butterfield- ... -well.html
Vimeo Video: https://vimeo.com/1165218814 |
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Wildflowers Observation Isolated
Mojave desert star, Mexican gold poppy, ocotillo, brittlebush, scorpionweed, desert globemallow, Moapa bladderpod, and creosote. |
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