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| Hiking | 19.20 Miles |
4,396 AEG |
| | Hiking | 19.20 Miles | 11 Hrs 10 Mns | | 2.29 mph |
| 4,396 ft AEG | 2 Hrs 46 Mns Break | 14 LBS Pack | | |
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| partners | | Pam started some smack talk that jj dethroned the crown jewel of torture with a wanna be soiled shirt. Little did I know at the time I'd put that to rest on the next jj hike. If only I was smart enough to wear pants  
Bruce threw together a great loop in the southern Bradshaw range last weekend. I thought I could come close. After hours of map planning I sent jj my masterpiece. He bought it! Unfortunately...lol
Word from the jeepers was that the road to the Jurassic cottonwoods in Humbug was a 2wd / stock clearance type of road. Which it is if you are a non scared-e-cow driver. What should be added is it's rougher than what you'll find after the cottonwoods. After all the horror stories I've heard about the "Back Road to Crown King" me thinks some of these are those that think Tortilla TH is 4wd and WWC Cash Tank is 4wd too. Muddy agreed, dry no.
The hike started off good with a jaw dropping view down in Pacific Mine. Next up was an interesting building in a setting that rivals Reavis. Took a wrong turn and found a section marker? for Patrick. Back on route found a new outhouse and shower in the middle of nowhere. Perhaps for a hunter with too much play money?
Silver Creek looked "doable" on satellite, there's a dashed "9210" line on topo and off we went. Oh boy can I pick 'em. The next mile got worse with each step. At one point I thought jj was going to fire me, then realized I don't work for him. Finally we busted out on an old 4wd road to Chilean Mill. It hasn't seen nary an atv in eons. It sure was a relief from bushwhacking.
Next up was Minni Trail #9238. I had my concerns since google returned no results. I told jj if there wasn't a sign and/or it didn't look good this loop just wasn't happening. Well there is a sign depicting hiking, horseback and bike travel. It looked fair so I held my breath and up we went.
Minni quickly petered out to a ribbon hunt, to forget it. My sausage shins were too tender for any more abuse. JJ certainly had enough. It was pretty friggen hot too. So back we went to take 192 east for a shortened loop. Despite being a road it was a decent stretch passing a couple ravines with stunning Lake Pleasant views.
Back on the Back Road to Crown King jj wanted to sample some gold water at New Savoy Mine so we headed up. Albeit tired at this point I was excited to check out a mine with hard hats Bruce and I passed up due to rain. I should have known. Pretty much anything I suggested was doomed. At least here it wasn't painful, just nothing to see.
New Savoy Mine was a warm hike up but it all worked out. The gold sheen water Bruce saw has an interesting characteristic. Standing over or past it isn't yellow. The mine goes back some distance. I didn't have a head lamp, nor do those things intrigue me much so it was a quick visit. |
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