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| Hiking | 7.27 Miles |
1,572 AEG |
| | Hiking | 7.27 Miles | 4 Hrs 59 Mns | | 1.68 mph |
| 1,572 ft AEG | 40 Mns Break | 5 LBS Pack | | |
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| partners | | This area has been on my radar forever. It was always one of those hikes that felt too short to justify the 1.5-hour drive. I found a track that @John10s had posted a while ago, which we loosely followed to turn the short out-and-back into a loop. My hiking partners, all knowing this was a Bruce hike, wore long pants. I wish I had realized that too. So off we went.
Dropping off Magma Mine Road, we started climbing up a canyon, boulder-hopping and avoiding the assorted prickly flora. We loosely followed cairns where we saw them until we came across a well-worn use trail. This didn’t lead to the Leap area where most people do their out-and-back but instead to a spot just south of there. The views across the landscape were breathtaking—Picketpost, the Supes, and Superior below looked fascinating from our perch on the cliff. Wally claimed he could see Mount Ord. Linda found a plastic container that we initially thought was a summit register, but it turned out to be a playbook for all the different climbs in the area. You could tell that most of the paths we followed were made by climbers or game trails.
Video: -> [ youtube video ]
We continued on slowly, roughly following the rim of Apache Leap. Occasionally, we took side trips to peer over the edge.
Along the way, we checked out a few alcove-like shelters. At the second one, Wally was in his glory, finding numerous shards with his archaeologist-in-training, Dr. Linda.
Heading east, we made our way out to FR315 for the road walk back to our parking spot.
Perfect weather all hike. I had a great time with these misfits, glad to finally check this one off the list! |
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