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| Hiking | 10.92 Miles |
2,713 AEG |
| | Hiking | 10.92 Miles | 6 Hrs | | 2.15 mph |
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| partners | | Got started on Bluff Springs Trail at 0800. Cool, with some high clouds, but no breeze. Warmed up quickly with the uphill. Nice amount of water, with evidence of recent high flow.
After a couple of miles, we turned off the trail to head up a drainage on the southwest side of the mountain. Lots of cactus to dodge at first, especially hidden in the dry grass. We saw one deer ahead of us, which actually took our planned route up the drainage before disappearing from sight. It made the climb look easy, reality required a bit more work, but it’s a fun scramble. Two years ago, there was a faint route above the drainage, but it was non existent today. Nonetheless, getting to the summit was straightforward.
Took a long break at the top, then headed down southeast towards the Ely Anderson trail. Neat geology and views along the steep descent, but the route is vague in places. Once we were down, getting back over to Dutchman trail was easy, despite Bruce’s efforts to lead us astray. Headed south on Dutchman, where it was nice to be on a distinct trail again. Some catclaw crowding the trail, but nothing terrible—yet. A few muddy spots. Finally saw our first people of the day well onto Dutchman, passing a couple of groups in the final few miles. Lots of burned saguaros, but the vegetation was overall rather green thanks to recent rain. Good day and good company. |
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My previous visit was full of water. This time everything was dry except for a few pot holes of water here and there due to the bit of rain we had a couple of days last week.
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In addition to the 2 groups of backpackers we saw at La Barge, we saw another 2 groups of backpackers heading in on bluff springs. It is certainly a fine weekend for it! We saw 4 day hikers when we were starting out on Dutchman. Not too bad crowding wise. The parking lot was a zoo when we arrived at 840a. Of course, thankfully all those people confine themselves to Peralta, leaving the rest of the wilderness relatively unscathed! 
Brought my filter just because i could lol. 
