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Feb 02 2013

joebartels

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55 male

Joined Nov 20 1996

Burro Creek - Kaiser Roll Canyon Loop, AZ

Hiking		Feb 02 2013
		joebartels • Triplogs 5,896

Hiking	18.77 Miles	3,154 AEG

Hiking	18.77 Miles	10 Hrs 2 Mns		2.16 mph
	3,154 ft AEG	1 Hour 20 Mns Break	14 LBS Pack

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The_Eagle

Burro Creek is currently flowing at 49cfm, down from 2k 6 days ago on Sunday Jan 27th. Interestingly we drove up here to see the flow late Saturday on the 26th, it was 15cfm. So it flashed later that night.

Upper Burro
Frigid water crossings in the 40s. Nice scenery for the area but don't get too excited. Once is probably enough.

Warm Springs Canyon
The hot springs is the highlight.

Kaiser Spring Canyon
A gem in places. Unfortunately close to the highway, noticeable high use and such take away top notch status. Very light flow in areas. Easiest travel is center creek in the flow. Light skin friendly bushwhacking. Multiple pungent carcasses.

Passed Hells Half Acre. Looks worthy of a look someday. Nice slanted-carved-pillars. Perhaps sandstone, intriguing.

Interesting facts: 2 out 3 in group know pinochle, none know bridge. Ancient chinese secret had nothing to do with food, rather a water softener.

Searching for Andys Hole, Burro Mine never ending vent? hole, hot springs in Kaiser, jlp sings, etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNXwgmCPjvY

Beware! - It appears part of our loop crossed private property looking at old photos. Apparently signage washed away in recent floods.

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[ checklist ] Raccoon

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[ checklist ] Warm Spring

	Warm Spring	Gallon + per minute	Gallon + per minute
	Talked to a guy(about 65) near the spring that said the creek bed is 15 feet lower than back in the day. He said the current hold was chiseled round on the wall, now a few feet high. Back in the day it used to bubble out of the ground. Nice and warm, not to hot. Stings on scrapes and cuts.

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Feb 02 2013

johnlp

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68 male

Joined Mar 16 2008
chandler,az

Burro Creek - Kaiser Roll Canyon Loop, AZ

Hiking		Feb 02 2013
		johnlp • Triplogs 5,208

Hiking	18.77 Miles	3,154 AEG

Hiking	18.77 Miles	10 Hrs 2 Mns	2.16 mph
	3,154 ft AEG	1 Hour 20 Mns Break

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joebartels

The_Eagle

Interesting loop hike down through Burro Canyon from near the campground, up through Kaiser Canyon, over and then down more of Burro Canyon. Saw lots of animal tracks in the mud and sand along the flowing creeks. Three groups of burros were spotted. We stopped by the Burro mine, Kaiser hot springs, and a few other cool places. Founs some Apache Tears too. My camera went swimming so no pics (see Joe and Bruces photos). Fun day. Thanks for having me along.

Wildflowers Observation Isolated

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Feb 02 2013

The_Eagle

Guides 41
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Triplogs 2,762

69 male

Joined Jan 20 2009
Far NE Phoenix,

Burro Creek-Kaiser Canyon Loop, AZ

Hiking		Feb 02 2013
		The_Eagle • Triplogs 2,762

Hiking	19.06 Miles	2,838 AEG

Hiking	19.06 Miles	10 Hrs 3 Mns		2.19 mph
	2,838 ft AEG	1 Hour 20 Mns Break	16 LBS Pack

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Finally got to scratch that itch.

After driving over the Kaiser Canyon and Burro Creek bridges on Rt 93 in the past, I always wanted to throw together a loop through this area. A bonus, another hot spring on the hike.

Burro Creek was flowing nicely, so it was another week of COLD water crossings, but none were more than waist deep. Me and the boys survived. Just under 8 miles of this hike were around and through Burro Creek.

We took a side trip UP to Burro Mine. We saw / visited a few horizontal shaft mines, the longest went in about 100' and had had a side shaft. A first for me was the collection of core samples, all labeled and laid out in a wooden case.

Next, off to visit Warm Spring, up Warm Spring Canyon, just across Burro Creek.
The water collects in a 5' Oblong catch basin, about knee deep and about 98 degrees in Temp.

On our way up Warm Spring Canyon, close to Rt 93, John found a new outdoor activity he wanted to participate in. http://hikearizona.com/photo.php?ZIP=313152

Kaiser Canyon was enjoyable with only a slight bit of boulder climbing.

We followed a way old jeep road after a bit of a scramble. The road took us back down to Burro Creek and the home stretch. A few more crossings, and an interesting perspective of the bridges under Rt 93, and And we're done.

Video==> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbtJV3o3fsc

Live Fauna for the Day, 10+ Burros, Blue Herons, Ducks, Cows.
Dead Fauna for the Day, 3 Cows, 1 Burro

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[ checklist ] Burro Creek Burro Mine Kaiser Spring Canyon Warm Spring Warm Spring Canyon

	Kaiser Spring	Gallon per minute	Gallon per minute
	Did not witness actual Spring, but the water was flowing up to the area of the spring.

	Kaiser Spring Canyon	Pools to trickle	Pools to trickle
	Wet/Damp in the lower sections by the Gushing Burro Creek. Wet in the upper section East of 93

	Warm Spring	Gallon per minute	Gallon per minute
	Temp around 98.6 Flowing nicely into 5' Oblong catch basin. About knee deep. aka "Kaiser Hot Spring" on some Topos

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Dave Barry

Jan 31 2013

outdoor_lover

Guides 7
Routes 73
Photos 14,456
Triplogs 628

62 female

Joined Aug 19 2011
Scottsdale, AZ

Burro Creek Campground

Northwest, AZ

Burro Creek Campground

Northwest, AZ

Car Camping		Jan 31 2013
		outdoor_lover • Triplogs 628

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Car Camping		3 Days

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After leaving Safford and traveling through a wonderful Queen Creek Canyon, I found myself once again, traveling between Lake Pleasant and Highway 60 right at Sunset. Don't know what it is about this area, but it can certainly boast some great color at Dusk... :y:

Of course, I had to stop...

Got to Burro Creek Campground about 8:00. Of course it's pitch black, but there were a few people scattered around. Set up and wondered if the Creek was running after all of the Rain we had, and wondering how far from the Creek I actually was. After someone finally turned off their generator, I could hear it and it sounded good...

Woke up the next morning to some nice views. The Creek looked like a small River with nice Cliffs and a small Box Canyon bordering it to the west. There were tons of Birding opportunities almost first thing, but my Camera missed them all... :roll:

Watched a Bald Eagle literally chase a Great Blue Heron in midair, very

. Saw at least two Bald Eagles, half a dozen Great Blue Herons, a couple of Hawks and some Waterfowl...And a Bull, that apparently calls the Campground his home... :sweat:

After exploring the Campground a little and moving my Camp to a site overlooking the Creek, I met a nice couple about my age. They had taken an early retirement and had been RVing it for the last 3 years. They had two matching Rat Terriers that were a hoot...We ended up getting together later that evening around my Campfire and roasting Hot Dogs, which they hadn't done in years... :lol:

Took a small Hike in the afternoon that I'll put on a separate Triplog to break up the pictures.

The next morning I broke Camp and went over to my new friends' RV and tried to get some Hummingbird pictures. It appears to be a tradition with RVers that wherever they stop and camp, they put up a Hummingbird Feeder. I ran into the same thing later on this Trip at Alamo Lake. Man, it takes about 5 minutes for those Hummingbirds to discover them, it's like they keep an eye out for big objects on wheels, knowing that some free meals are coming...

If I had known there were 3 HAZer(d)s in the area that day, I probably would have hung around and Hiked up the Creek and met them. A Singer, an Eagle, and a guy that probably did 100 Sea Level to Everest trips this last year, had started their Hike that morning 100 yds from my Camp. Probably a good thing I hadn't known, or I would have been still driving into Alamo Lake in the dark... :sweat:

Nice little Campground! It is a Fee area, and your options for Hiking out of there are limited. Unless you follow the Creek, a big bulk of the land west of the Road is Private Property, so it kind of limits what you can do a bit...But it was a nice stay and may be a destination again...

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[ checklist ] Anna's Hummingbird Cow Red-tailed Hawk

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[ checklist ] Sunset

	Burro Creek	Medium flow	Medium flow
	At Burro Creek Campground, west of Highway 93.

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Dec 27 2012

Randal_Schulhauser

Guides 71
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65 male

Joined May 14 2003
Ahwatukee, AZ

Joshua Forest Scenic Parkway

Southwest, AZ

Joshua Forest Scenic Parkway

Southwest, AZ

Hiking		Dec 27 2012
		Randal_Schulhauser • Triplogs 1,009

Hiking	11.50 Miles	500 AEG

Hiking	11.50 Miles	8 Hrs	1.44 mph
	500 ft AEG

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From my first trip to Joshua Trees National Park in California, I recall the Park Ranger informing some visitors that they won't find the U2 Joshua tree in JOTR because the photo was actually shot in Arizona.

I had that filed away as a future trek to find the Joshua tree in AZ. A little research proved the Ranger correct that the photo shoot wasn't in JOTR, but was incorrect in crediting Arizona as the location.

Still curious as to why the Joshua Forest area is a "black hole" on HAZ, I wanted to explore. I think a future trek into the Arrastra Mountain Wilderness may be on the "to do" list...

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[ checklist ] Arrastra Mountain Wilderness Burro Creek

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Dec 20 2005

mazatzal

Routes 36
Photos 2,658
Triplogs 1,348

67 male

Joined Jul 28 2004
Scottsdale, AZ

Burro Creek Campground Trails

Northwest, AZ

Burro Creek Campground Trails

Northwest, AZ

Hiking		Dec 20 2005
		mazatzal • Triplogs 1,348

Hiking	2.50 Miles	500 AEG

Hiking	2.50 Miles
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We made a stop here returning from a trip to NW AZ. Wandered around the campground area and followed the creek downstream a ways.

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