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Hoolie Bacon - Peters Trail Loop

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Was aiming to do Music Mountain and possibly Tortilla Mountain in the same trip. Managed to drive our 4WD high-clearance vehicle past Tortilla Trailhead along SR213 to Peter's Trail #105 Northern Terminus where we started the hike, saving a total of around 6 miles. This drive would not be possible without both high-clearance and 4WD. There are some steep steps to climb at the start of this drive.

Peter's Trail was easy to follow and most of the intruding catclaw had been cleared by prior trail users.

We followed a route from Adam Walker for the ascent, leaving Peter's Trail after Kane Spring and heading directly south towards the eastern side of the summit. Approaching the climb, the catclaw was high and dense but I managed to avoid most of it by scrambling along a waterfall area, swapping the spikes for the less spikey scrub oak. I reached the saddle, opening up the view to the southern part of the range and continued west to the summit cairn. The sheets of paper inside the jar in the summit cairn were last signed in 2023 by Adam Walker whose route we had followed.

As my hiking partner was doing a SOTA activation at the summit (first activation of this peak) we took a long break there, before descending directly north from the summit, picking our way through the brush on what felt like a slightly steeper descent, and rock hopping back to the wash and eventually Peter's Trail.

By the time we were down it was about 3pm and the clouds were coming in fast with a storm. I, being slower and behind, got some light rain which we were expecting but it was obvious that we'd have to save Tortilla for another time. As we finished the drive back out of SR213 it started to pour on the way home.

I've added the gpx to the Kane Spring guide.

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[ checklist ] Music Mountain

	Kane Spring	Quart per minute	Quart per minute
	Small pools and light flowing down the spring after heavy rain.

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Feb 24 2024

chumley

Guides 94
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Photos 22,055
Triplogs 1,993

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Joined Sep 18 2002
Tempe, AZ

Holy Bacon Peter, AZ

Backpack		Feb 24 2024
		chumley • Triplogs 1,993

Backpack	25.44 Miles	4,298 AEG

Backpack	25.44 Miles	2 Days
	4,298 ft AEG

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Tortilla Super Loop

JF Trail #106

Hoolie Bacon Trail #111

Red Tanks Trail #107

Dutchman Trail #104

Tortilla TH to Tortilla Well

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Needed to get outside again. A warm Feb weekend, with temps in the mid 70s was softened by cloudiness both Sat and Sun.

Bland scenery on Hoolie with the fire scar taking its toll, though the views were distant. Red Tanks through upper La Barge is rough but a highlight of scenery on the loop. Dutchman is a highway in this stunning supes canyon.

FOTG had claimed the best campspot along the creek, so we settled for option 2 not wanting to encroach on a romantical weekend in the woods. ;)

We took an afternoon jaunt up Trap, which was a real treat, and one I'd like to explore the rest of the way. Unfortunately, sunset forced a turnaround and we headed back to camp for the night. A full moon lit up the sky and temps dropped to 41, about 10 lower that we had expected, but somehow we managed to survive the night.

FOTG stopped by for a few minutes in the ayem on his way out before we headed our own way down toward Charley and Peter. Climbing up to the mesa reintroduced fire damage and the mesa was a mess. The catclaw is prolific and the tread is tough to follow in some places. The five red-spray-painted rocks along the way were instrumentally important in finding the way.

The last two miles along upper Tortilla is a treat with cool geology and plenty of water right now. On the drive out we passed a Jeep Liberty heading up the 213, and I'm pretty sure they were on an intentional one-way trip. Best wishes to those folks and whoever's car they stole.

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[ checklist ] LaBarge Spring

	LaBarge Spring	Quart per minute	Quart per minute
	No need for the spring, as the creek was flowing nicely. But there was nice flow from the pipe and a full springbox. It's an overgrown mess to get up to it though, and not easy to find if you don't know it's there.

	Oak Spring	Quart per minute	Quart per minute
	Didn't go up to the source, but there was a visible flow in the drainage at the trail crossing.

	Peters Mid-Upper Along Trail	Light flow	Light flow
	Peters was flowing the entire length

	Tortilla Well	Dry	Dry
	No sign of water at the well or trough. Plenty in the adjacent creek however.

Trap Canyon

Light flow

	Trap Canyon Spring	Gallon per minute	Gallon per minute
	Didn't find the actual spring source ... plenty of flow in the canyon.

Upper LaBarge Box Canyon

Light flow

Whiskey Spring Canyon

Light flow

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Nov 30 2022

pseudalpine

Guides 59
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Photos 1,191
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Arizona

Tortillita, AZ

Hiking		Nov 30 2022
		pseudalpine • Triplogs 1,290

Hiking	24.98 Miles	4,188 AEG

Hiking	24.98 Miles	10 Hrs 23 Mns	2.54 mph
	4,188 ft AEG	34 Mns Break

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Tortilla Super Loop

Dutchman Trail #104

Red Tanks Trail #107

Hoolie Bacon Trail #111

JF Trail #106

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Sarcastically diminutive title for a relentlessly brutal and endearing route. Almost every one of the linked trail sections are all about The Rippin' and the Tearin', just not in the same context as Hedo Rick! Unless the catclaw rips ones lip or tears ones sack.

You'll also likely have some cactus spines that one of your significant others can help remove afterwards. Nitty Gritty Slitty Kitty!

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[ checklist ] Saguaro

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[ checklist ] La Barge Box La Barge Canyon

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Dec 11 2021

ScottHika

Guides 2
Routes 31
Photos 902
Triplogs 50

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Joined Sep 19 2020
Phoenix

Peter's Mesa

Tortilla TH to Tortilla Well

Peter's Mesa

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Dec 11 2021
		ScottHika • Triplogs 50

Hiking	19.65 Miles	4,291 AEG

Hiking	19.65 Miles	9 Hrs 40 Mns		2.20 mph
	4,291 ft AEG	45 Mns Break	20 LBS Pack

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Squaw Canyon and Black Mtn (3707)

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I took a trip to Black Mountain Summit over Peter’s Mesa. I was trying to find summit logs but only got a few. I’m sure more have been up there but not many wrote about it? I figured I’d either be hiking in the dark in the morning or hiking in the dark coming back. I opted to sleep in and have breakfast with my family before heading out. I got to Tortilla 213 around 9am. There were 4 cars in the lot, which is a lot from my experience. Tortilla always looks dry to me and today the yellow hills were no exception. I’ve been here many times so I jumped on the trail without much ceremony. Soon I was at Peter’s 105 battling catclaw. We really need a trail crew to go through there with the big loppers and widen the narrowing passages. Some places are so think that it’s easier to go around than to stay “on trail”. I often do maintenance, but decided I didn’t have time to dilly-dally.

I’ve seen Peter’s in much better shape, but not crying about it. Not enough people ever tramp through there to make a really clear reliable trail. Also since it follows canyons, It’s hard to get lost and always alternate routes to be taken.
The rain 2 days ago left puddles and little more water for the duration of the hike. I always carry but have a filter too. Didn’t need it. There were still Sycamore and other trees showing fall colors in Tortilla Creek. Kane spring was running like clockwork and the actual spring source always looks the same. If you haven’t been there, the trees around the spring took a bad hit from the Sawtooth fire. Everything around it looks bad. Back on Peter’s I was again assaulted by the red rock bandit. Spray painted cairns kept popping up. I was thinking the painter was back?? I guess It’s possible that I missed a bunch the last few times? I did what I could, and disposed of a few dozen more red cairns.

I made pretty good time and was up top around 4 hours later. Searching I found no summit register so added a small one. There is a false summit (GPS says 10 feet lower) so I’m pretty sure I got the right one. Anyway just a formality if I didn’t, I suppose. It was hazy so the pictures came out ok but not stellar. I poked around a small bit but there isn’t much daylight this time of year. I had a snack and relaxed and then I put on my track shoes and made good time back to Tortilla a bit after dark.

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[ checklist ] Arizona Sycamore

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[ checklist ] Natural Arch

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[ checklist ] Cairn Old Rusty Stuff Summit Register Log

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[ checklist ] Black Mountain Kane Spring Tortilla Creek Tortilla Mountain Weavers Needle

Autumn Foliage Observation Light

Wildflowers Observation Isolated

	Kane Spring	Quart per minute	Quart per minute

Tortilla Well

Dry

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Jan 31 2018

Steph_and_Blake

Guides 100
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Joined Nov 21 2015
Grand Junction,

Tortilla Mountain - Superstition Wilderness

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Jan 31 2018
		Steph_and_Blake • Triplogs 184

Hiking	1.90 Miles	721 AEG

Hiking	1.90 Miles	2 Hrs 30 Mns	0.95 mph
	721 ft AEG	30 Mns Break

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Oct 10 2011

Tortoise_Hiker

Guides 1
Routes 148
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Joined Apr 02 2005
Mesa, AZ

Tortilla Mountain - Superstition Wilderness

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Oct 10 2011
		Tortoise_Hiker • Triplogs 3,652

Hiking	13.30 Miles	3,314 AEG

Hiking	13.30 Miles	9 Hrs 39 Mns	1.38 mph
	3,314 ft AEG

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Boulder Canyon TH to Tortilla TH

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wallyfrack

Wally took me on another easy

hike in the Supes.We were going to do a little looking around for clues on Jesse.The trail was burned in the beginning but after that it was good until our turn off by Kanes Spring.Our first time finding the spring.From there it was a little rough going to Tortilla Peak.I was surprised to see Jesse's name in the register.The way down was 10 times harder.Between the steepness,scree,trees,sharp rock,and cacti it was a real challenge.Except for the register we saw no clues.Next time will try another area.Wally spotted the wildlife this trip.Fox,Whitetail,couple raptors,and some quail.Wally treated at Tortilla Flats and we called it a day.Thanks to Wally for driving,the hike and dinner!

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[ checklist ] Natural Arch

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[ checklist ] HAZ Food Summit Register Log

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[ checklist ] Kane Spring Tortilla Mountain

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Mar 02 2009

mazatzal

Routes 36
Photos 2,658
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Joined Jul 28 2004
Scottsdale, AZ

Boulder Canyon TH to Tortilla TH

Phoenix, AZ

Backpack		Mar 02 2009
		mazatzal • Triplogs 1,347

Backpack	21.70 Miles	3,460 AEG

Backpack	21.70 Miles	3 Days
	3,460 ft AEG

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Boulder Canyon Trail #103

Dutchman Trail #104

Cavalry Trail #239

Peter's Mesa

Marsh Valley Loop