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| Hiking | 2.84 Miles |
387 AEG |
| | Hiking | 2.84 Miles | 1 Hour 41 Mns | | 1.72 mph |
| 387 ft AEG | 2 Mns Break | 3 LBS Pack | | |
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| partners | | Turtle had some unfinished business with hikes from one of his books. He enlisted me (in case someone needed to identify the body) to join him on this short jaunt. I guess it's been 13 years since I hiked through here and it's hard to turn down the turtle when he gets those puppy dog eyes.
Starting at the Second Crossing TH, we used our ATBSP (America the Beautiful Senior Pass) and avoided the additional charge for using the Water Wheel TH. Temps were a glorious 53 to start.
We literally slid down to the non-flowing East Verde and made our way downstream. Or I guess since there was no water, just downhill. Next up was Ellison Creek, this was a picturesque area with gently flowing water. I said hi to local residents #106, interrupting her breakfast. The falls, stepping log and pool below were a treat to see, sans the weekend crowds. In fact we only saw a pair of girls all day. There were the usual remnants from the crowds though.
Back on the East Verde again we made our way towards the Water Wheel.
The wheel was built in the early 1900s by a gold miner named James Greer. It used a rotating rope pulley attached to milk cans that dipped into the river and lifted and dumped ore into a funnel. It then flowed through piping into a sluice box to process gold.
To complete our loop, we hiked back to the car on Houston Mesa Road.
Good getting out with the turtle again. |
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