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Mar 22 2016

Oregon_Hiker

Guides 9
Routes 473
Photos 8,433
Triplogs 626

79 male

Joined Dec 07 2010
Phoenix, AZ

Camp Grasshopper Wander - Sierra Ancha, AZ

Hiking		Mar 22 2016
		Oregon_Hiker • Triplogs 626

Hiking	2.20 Miles	817 AEG

Hiking	2.20 Miles	3 Hrs 5 Mns		0.71 mph
	817 ft AEG		12 LBS Pack

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Last full day in the Sierra Ancha on a week long camping trip with Grasshopper. Hank decided to hang around camp and start packing for our departure the next day. I decided to go exploring up a hill that overlooked our camp and then along a ridge that led over to the edge of Billy Lawrence Canyon. The hilltop overlooking camp had a rock outline of a small rectangular rock hut of possible Indian origin but no sign of pottery sherds. I expected to find more ruins as I searched further along the ridge top towards Billy Lawrence canyon but I found none - just a great view of a cliff dwelling in an alcove on the other side of Billy Lawrence Canyon which Hank and I had been to last year. From there I hiked down the bottom of a dry wash which passed near our camp and was surprised to find the remains of an old marijuana grow site only 0.2 miles from our camp (and the road). Hundreds of feet of black irrigation tubing and about a half dozen empty 20 lb fertilizer sacks littered the wash. There did not appear to be a perennial spring in the area so it's a mystery where they got the water. The fertilizer bags had a 2007 date code so the site must have been 8 to 9 years old. Then it was back to camp to relax in a chair with a cold beer (or two) while watching Hank work.

I forgot to mention in my 3/20 triplog on the hike in Devil's Canyon that Hank and I encountered a damsel in distress on the way back to camp. I only mention it because I know Chumley enjoys my write-ups of such encounters, especially when I don't post a picture of the damsel. We were driving up a one lane section of FR203 a short distance from where it crossed the bottom of a drainage when we were stopped by a 4x4 pickup truck blocking the road with what appeared to be a broken right front axle or collapsed suspension. No one was in the truck, it appeared to have been abandoned. I walked up to the truck to see if I could clear some boulders out of the way so we could get by when out of no where this young women pops up from somewhere in front of the truck to greet me with a friendly smile. After a brief conversation to determine what was going on we learned that the young lady could not speak English very well having just arrived in our country from Italy. Her boyfriend had left her alone while he walked up the road to get help. Although she was not exactly dressed for the outdoors and the approaching cold evening, she convinced us she would be OK. So we cleared a path around the truck and drove the short distance to our camp. In camp we began to have second thoughts about leaving her alone but just then her boyfriend walked into camp. He had been unable to find a friend who had been driving a second vehicle ahead of them. Hank gave him a ride back to his car to bring his girl friend back to our camp - it was beginning to look like we would have visitors for the night. Fortunately shortly after they returned to our camp their friend showed up in a FJ Cruiser and said he could get them help in Young so they were spared a night camped with a couple of strangers. We never saw them again and two days later when we checked, the damaged pickup truck was gone.

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[ checklist ] Arizona Sycamore

Culture

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[ checklist ] Campsite Trash Hauled Out

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Mar 18 2016

Grasshopper

Guides 48
Routes 510
Photos 9,555
Triplogs 578

79 male

Joined Dec 28 2006
Scottsdale, AZ

Sierra Ancha-Hist Ruins/ViewPts near Camp GH#2, AZ

Hiking		Mar 18 2016
		Grasshopper • Triplogs 578

Hiking	1.10 Miles	151 AEG

Hiking	1.10 Miles	1 Hour 50 Mns	0.83 mph
	151 ft AEG	30 Mns Break

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Hike 1 on Day 2 of Oregon Hiker and my 6 night / 7 day Sierra Ancha Vehicle Camping trip. This morning hike began at our campsite and ended at a high point with nice views of the surrounding area and up Cherry Creek Drainage.

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[ checklist ] Sierra Ancha Wilderness

Wildflowers Observation Light

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Mar 17 2016

Grasshopper

Guides 48
Routes 510
Photos 9,555
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79 male

Joined Dec 28 2006
Scottsdale, AZ

Camp Grasshopper - Sierra Ancha - FR203 Upr #2

Globe, AZ

Camp Grasshopper - Sierra Ancha - FR203 Upr #2

Globe, AZ

Car Camping		Mar 17 2016
		Grasshopper • Triplogs 578

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Car Camping		7 Days

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Another awesome 6 night/7 day vehicle camping and off-trail hike exploratory trip to our Sierra Ancha Wilderness along Cherry Creek Road-FR203. Excellent early Spring temps with no rain at 4000ft elevation (lows in the mid 30's and day highs in the upper 70's to low 80's) with good company, another primo campsite, and a full agenda of interesting hike explorations to do made for a very enjoyable and rewarding trip

This is the fourth year in a row that Larry and I have planned a Spring vehicle camping/hiking trip to the Sierra Ancha. We originally started these March trips in 2013, first camping at the upper end FR235- Billy Lawrence TH and have now progressively worked our way down from the north end of Cherry Creek Rd- FR203. Planning for these yearly and now mostly "off-trail" hike exploration trips begins months ahead of time and includes a significant amount of Google Earth/HAZ- Route Manager prep time mostly credited to our Oregon Hiker.. thank you Larry! and with hopes that Mother Nature will cooperate weather-wise.

We always plan these week trips with a full agenda of daily hike explorations to hopefully accomplish. This year we had another exciting and demanding trip list of new to us (some known and some questionable), lesser visited ancient Sierra Ancha Indian Ruin Sites. We had 5 to 6 ruin sites on our week agenda. Me being out of shape with little exercise over the past few months, I already knew that I would have to pick and choose carefully what I was going to attempt. As it turned-out I needed to spend 2 of our 5 available hiking days in camp being able to hike the other 3 available days. Larry hiked all 5 of our available full days with Brian (BeeBee) able to join-in with Larry for the most difficult, demanding but rewarding Sat-3/19 "Ken Gates Compound (V-1-200)".

This vehicle/tent campsite is a nice place to spend a few days.
(please see my short HAZ Hike Description & our posted photo sets for more confirmation)

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[ checklist ] Arizona Blackberry Arizona Sycamore

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Nov 13 2013

Grasshopper

Guides 48
Routes 510
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79 male

Joined Dec 28 2006
Scottsdale, AZ

Cherry Creek Road FR 203

Globe, AZ

Cherry Creek Road FR 203

Globe, AZ

4x4 Trip		Nov 13 2013
		Grasshopper • Triplogs 578

4x4 Trip	40.40 Miles	3,498 AEG

4x4 Trip	40.40 Miles	6 Hrs 30 Mns	6.22 mph
	3,498 ft AEG

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Camp Grasshopper - Sierra Ancha - FR203/FR2812

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Oregon_Hiker

Simply put-
I second what our HAZ mnlumberJACK stated in his 11/13 triplog.

For me, a most enjoyable five Kokopelli rated 40.4 mile road tour with stellar near and distant views within our historic, rugged, and scenic inner Sierra Ancha Wilderness.. very

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[ checklist ] Arizona Sycamore

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[ checklist ] Memorial Old Glory

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[ checklist ] Fort Apache Indian Reservation PB Ranch/Cabin - Sierra Ancha Sierra Ancha Wilderness

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[ checklist ] Autumn - Color Foliage Moon

Autumn Foliage Observation Moderate

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