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Yeager - Gaddes - Burnt - Ash - Kendall Loop, AZ 
Yeager - Gaddes - Burnt - Ash - Kendall Loop, AZ
 
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joebartels • Triplogs 5,894
Hiking15.37 Miles 3,034 AEG
Hiking15.37 Miles   7 Hrs   28 Mns   2.33 mph
3,034 ft AEG      52 Mns Break
 
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Gaddes Canyon #110
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Kendall Peak
Little Yaeger Trail #533
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Bruce and I have hiked a version of this three times previously. Kendall Peak, along the route, is among our favorite lunch break spots. We arrived at the apron parking along 89A at about 7:15 am. Karl squared away his pack setup, then we were on our way.

Yaeger Canyon Trail #28
A brilliant breeze made the ~1450 ft ascent in the upper 50° morning feel effortless. Continued on FR 413 a little over 0.3-mi. Off-trail 0.5-mi with roaming over to #110, documenting Halvorsen's moist slop o'mud along the way for science.

Gaddes Canyon #110
Easily found the trail and descended the gem grade tread through pine rich views to its terminus at FR413. Crossed the road and continued a stone's throw off-trail into Burnt Canyon.

Burnt Canyon
2.75 miles through the canyon is the slowest part of the day. Obstacles, skirting pools, and hopscotching granite with enough dead trees, pokey vegetation, and such to keep your concentration. Nothing to fear. Ideal temps with trophy breezes kept the high-pitched crying to record lows. When the going gets easy, it's almost time to jump ridge to Ash Creek.

Ash Creek
After an easy 0.3-mi crossover of a tiny ridge, we followed a tributary 0.25-mi to Ash Canyon proper.

Ash Canyon Trail #539
Enjoyed this good trail 1.4-mi up. It crosses the creek several times. As usual, spotted occasional small pools of water.

Kendall Peak
The ascent never plays out the same because you encounter walls of manzanita. Believe we've only chosen unwisely once. Got lucky today. No matter how you hit it, the 400ft eastern ascent packs a punch in the final strides. According to Karl, lunch was on Marshall Peak. Whatever you call it, it's fab!

0.4-mi down the NW side to FR132 and follow 1.3-mi to Yeegurr(not Jäeger).

Little Yaeger Trail #533
This trail hikes itself, taking you on a joyride back to square one.
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Claret Cup Cactus. Rocky Mountain Iris, lots of shoots, only recall one bloom

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Clear pools in the vicinity.

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Disturbing, not recommended.

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Clear pools in the vicinity.
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May 07 2022
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 Far NE Phoenix,
Yeager - Gaddes - Burnt - Ash - Kendall Loop, AZ 
Yeager - Gaddes - Burnt - Ash - Kendall Loop, AZ
 
Hiking avatar May 07 2022
The_Eagle • Triplogs 2,760
Hiking16.01 Miles 3,131 AEG
Hiking16.01 Miles   7 Hrs   28 Mns   2.42 mph
3,131 ft AEG      51 Mns Break14 LBS Pack
 
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Gaddes Canyon #110
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We needed something to escape the valley heat. Being at 6000-7000', it fit the bill for temps in the sweet spot.

Yeager Canyon #28 is a stead 1300' climb over 2.5 miles. The tread here, like most trails in Prescott, is impeccable. Nice views to PV also.

We did an off trail over to check out the barely moist, brown @Chums Spring. It's useless to most.

We continued off trail over to and down one of my favorites on this loop, Gaddes Canyon #110. Great tread and great views through the tall pines.

Burnt Canyon is off trail, but a pleasant off trail, with a light flow and pools. At the easternmost portion of this loop we jumped out of Burnt Canyon and steeply climbed up a use trail and down to the Ash Canyon Trail.

Ash Canyon Trail #539, is another pleasant walk until we went off trail up (sometimes steeply) to Kendall Peak. Great 360 views up top while we had lunch.

After a bit of a road walk, we finished off with the perfect grade of the Little Yeager Trail #533
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Hard to tell, but the creek was flowing here.

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A muddy hole

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Apr 18 2021
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 Phoenix, AZ
Kendall Peak Loop, AZ 
Kendall Peak Loop, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Apr 18 2021
LJW • Triplogs 266
Hiking19.25 Miles 3,671 AEG
Hiking19.25 Miles   6 Hrs   33 Mns   3.18 mph
3,671 ft AEG      30 Mns Break
 
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Little Yaeger Trail #533
Yaeger Canyon Trail #28
Butterfly Trail #536 - Mingus
Middle Trail #537
West Rim Trail #538
Gaddes Canyon #110
Gaddes Canyon Two Trail #9037
Black Canyon Trail #114
Ash Canyon Trail #539
Kendall Peak
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One of my favorite hikes of last year, went round again this time without the lake, lookout, or cabin. Started near the upper Little Yeager TH and went clockwise around 7am. Road to Mingus Lake gate is now paved.

Wanted to get my least favorite sections out of the way first. Little Yeager is a smooth mountain biking trail. Have never passed any bikers on the trail, but I'd be curious to see some of the jumps in action. Took that to Yeager Canyon near 89a and headed back up Mingus.

Road walk past a thousand campers to Butterfly. Highlight stretch begins and goes on for miles. Next up was Middle Trail before turning onto West Rim. Took the first spur to the double track that leads out toward the hang gliding pad. At some point cut through the woods over to that area. Forest thinning hasn't started yet around there.

Roads to Gaddes and then Gaddes 2. Favorite trail of the hike, makes for a nice descent. Black Canyon trail then off trail to Ash Canyon. Was hoping for run off and found a trickle.

Up Kendall and then down and around the ridge back to the car. Only saw one hiker on Little Yeager and a group of mountain bikers on Gaddes. Absolutely beautiful weather. Gate to the lake isn't open yet.
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Sep 11 2020
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 Phoenix, AZ
Geronimo Cabin - Kendall Peak, AZ 
Geronimo Cabin - Kendall Peak, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Sep 11 2020
LJW • Triplogs 266
Hiking21.49 Miles 4,242 AEG
Hiking21.49 Miles   7 Hrs   51 Mns   3.03 mph
4,242 ft AEG      45 Mns Break
 
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Yaeger Canyon Trail #28
Butterfly Trail #536 - Mingus
Middle Trail #537
Gaddes Canyon #110
Gaddes Canyon Two Trail #9037
Black Canyon Trail #114
Ash Canyon Trail #539
Kendall Peak
Little Yaeger Trail #533
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Back to Mingus for what ended up being one of my favorite hikes of the year. Re-trod some of my favorite old ground on the north side of the loop and borrowed the southern half from HAZ. Originally drew up and hiked a similar loop a month ago, but if I'm remembering right I have @joebartels @The_Eagle and @chumley to thank for the route from Black Canyon to Kendall Peak.

Started at the #533 trailhead (pulloff) off 89a around 6am and went clockwise. Shady until onto Mingus proper on Yaeger Canyon. Alien sunrise through the atmospheric smoke. Orange to rose gold to plain white. Beat back the strength of the sun, and it was cool all day, although it made for weird lighting for snapping pictures.

Road walk to Butterfly. Cut up from the road and walked the stretch of Butterfly that runs adjacent to it. Took that to Middle trail. Two of my favorites on Mingus, but the dense pine forest is marked for clearing. Probably for the best. Walked the woods to the hangliding pad and had a look out through the haze.

More roads to Mingus Lake. Quick break, then through the woods up to the lookout. There was a ranger there walking toward the gate. Said good morning from behind, and he seemed quite unhappy to see me. Turns out the LO area is closed off for the duration of the pandemic. Ended up a real cordial conversation and a nice on-the-feet-break. John and I talked Mingus and firefighting and agreed not to forget what day it was and then went our separate ways.

Gaddes Canyon, up and over the ridge into the Geronimo drainage. Lots of trails to work with getting down. Trail from the drainage all the way to the cabin, and judging by the stonework, spring box, and metal trash, it might be one of Pena's himself. Good amount of catclaw. Cabin is really neat. There's some boots in the cabin that, whether or not they're legit, are in about two dozen shredded pieces.

Back up then down Gaddes Two. Another Mingus favorite. Rest of the loop is pretty much through open ponderosa pine forest that is almost impossible not to love. Black Canyon and Burnt Canyon route goes off trail. Open canyon floor and decent game/use trails make for really easy going travel. Feels far away, apart from the planes and sounds of distant motors. Lots of bear scat and some water in Burnt Canyon. Nice time of year for it with the canyon so lush and green.

Ash Canyon more delightful forest. Up to Kendall Peak which is more of the same only you're going up. To whomever lost their green HikeArizona hat on Kendall Peak's eastern ridge, I found it if you want it back. Views from the top not bad. Prescott ranges. Disturbed a couple hunters who were hanging around near the summit. Whoops. Down the ridge to the road and over another ridge to cut corners and get in on even more pine forest. From there, uneventful but beautiful road walk to Little Yaeger, which is probably best on a mountain bike.

Only saw the three people on the day. Similar trail use on a weekend, but the road traffic goes up. Temperatures never hit 80. Nice way to hold over until fall.
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Jul 18 2020
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 Mesa,AZ
South Mingus, AZ 
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Hiking avatar Jul 18 2020
hikerdw • Triplogs 541
Hiking12.32 Miles 2,404 AEG
Hiking12.32 Miles   5 Hrs   16 Mns   2.80 mph
2,404 ft AEG      52 Mns Break
 
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Seeing @joebartels and @The_Eagle recent triplogs for the area figured this would be a good hike and that it was. Only saw one other hiker the entire day. Temps were great in the morning, really nice at the higher elevations, and tolerable on the descent back to the trailhead. Saw 5 deer, one very close which we followed for a bit. A mix of terrain, groomed trails, old abandoned trails, off-trail, and forest roads made for ideal conditions. Had a nice lunch break on Kendall Peak. Fantastic day hiking South Mingus.
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Yeager - Gaddes - Burnt - Ash - Kendall Loop, AZ 
Yeager - Gaddes - Burnt - Ash - Kendall Loop, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Jun 06 2020
The_Eagle • Triplogs 2,760
Hiking16.66 Miles 3,166 AEG
Hiking16.66 Miles   7 Hrs   52 Mns   2.22 mph
3,166 ft AEG      22 Mns Break14 LBS Pack
 
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We went up to the Mingus area to take advantage of the cooler weather.

Starting on Yaeger Canyon Trail #28 , heading CW, we got the big climb for the day out of the way. Cool crisp air and good views on the way up.

Up top, a short walk on FR413 until we went off trail to check out Chums. Chums was a bit scummy, but filterable if needed.

We continued our off trail to meet up with Gaddes #110. We headed down to more great views.

Next, it was into a new area for us. Burnt Canyon was really one of the gems on this hike. Easy wide open walking to start, turned into slickrock, with very minor canyoneering. Water could be had in many places, but never got in the way of our hike.

We climbed out of Burnt Canyon and into Ash Canyon #539. We've hiked through here before and a worthy trail if you are in the area. We use it as a way to access Kendall Mountain There is a huge ole' Juniper that we have used before as a break spot. The shade felt good.

Heading down Little Yaeger #533, I couldn't remember ever being on it before. It had been 8 years since we did the whole thing, but yep we'd been there. This is a well groomed, well used trail with once again, good views. We met a gentleman from Prescott that talked to us all the way down. Walking at our normal brisk pace, this 75 year old gentleman went step for step with us all the way down. I hope I can still do that at that age.
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water report recorded in the field on our app Route Scout Spring is dripping but there is a large pool of water

water 1 out of 5water less than maxwater less than maxwater less than max Chums Spring Dripping Dripping
A little scummy, but filterable

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water 3 out of 5water less than max Trick Tank 51-75% full 51-75% full
water report recorded in the field on our app Route Scout This appears to be routed to a wildlife water catchment device now. It's about 30 ft by 40 ft long
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Jun 06 2020
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Yeager - Gaddes - Burnt - Ash - Kendall Loop, AZ 
Yeager - Gaddes - Burnt - Ash - Kendall Loop, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Jun 06 2020
joebartels • Triplogs 5,894
Hiking15.59 Miles 3,071 AEG
Hiking15.59 Miles   7 Hrs   53 Mns   2.24 mph
3,071 ft AEG      56 Mns Break
 
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Vicinity History
Mingus was named after the owner of the Mingus ranch. The ranch grew about 15 acres of potatoes without irrigation. In 1922 Mingus was a pimple on a flea receiving just $9k for highway roads. Whereas Senator & Yarnell received $150 & 145k. Heck, even Fossil received $50k!

Summer recreation became popular with Arizonians around 1924. Prescott to Jerome was SR79 in 1927. This was the first state HWY to utilize a pavement layer in 1936. Trucks continuously added material into a hopper. If I understand correctly, the old way piled asphalt on one side then a grader set the road. Which blocked traffic and made it impossible to take cookies to the inlaws. No clue what the hurry was as the first chocolate chip cookie wasn't invented until 1937. The highway made for a nice trip for racing pigeon fanciers to launch from the top of Mingus. In 1941, this segment of SR79 changed to US89A.

Yeager Canyon Trail #28
Ears chili from the breeze in June! The 1,300-foot ascent is moderate with the switchbacks. We continued on FS413. Left off-trail dipping through the origin of Burnt Canyon then merged into Gaddes.

Gaddes Canyon #110
We cut in @ 1-mile. Both Gaddes Canyon trails are high in my favorites. I have only hiked the southern 1.5-miles of #110 a few times. It always seems special. Antelope horns and rattlesnake weed by the #110 Road Junction

Burnt Canyon
Temps started to get a little warm. It didn't feel like it was February anymore. WTH, mid-70s! Bruce saw at least 3 mulies run through the woods. Nice pine views through Burnt Canyon. The canyon transitioned from a downhill stroll to easy canyoneering.

Ash Canyon Trail #539
Off-trail over from Burnt Canyon featured nice quartz up to basketball size. Vicinity, logistics, and minor route-finding keep this nice trail a virtual secret.

Kendall Peak
Heading up I questioned if we really needed to do this damn peak again. It is a little bit of a bushwhack in areas. Not bad overall. Very negotiable if you're not in the lead...lol The answer holds at yes. A break under the giant juniper is fab.

Synopsis
Almost forfeited with an issue driving up. Bruce suggested we continue with the hike. Turned out to be one of the most delightful hikes ever! June is my second favorite month. When it's dry, the euphoria reminds me of Autumn as a kid.

Driving home the issue escalated, so I got a lift from Bloody Basin Rd. Ramifications on the horizon are bleak, staying positive. Perhaps February for a second favorite month, June seems to be out for blood in recent years... lol
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Light overall. One or more short stubby fields of daisies.
Albeit past bloom, the largest field of Rocky Mountain Iris I've witnessed.
Antelope horns and rattlesnake weed by the Trail #110 / Road Junction.

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Mar 20 2019
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 Fountain Hills,
South Mingus Loop, AZ 
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DixieFlyer • Triplogs 1,374
Hiking13.70 Miles 2,681 AEG
Hiking13.70 Miles   6 Hrs   50 Mns   2.76 mph
2,681 ft AEG   1 Hour   52 Mns Break
 
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Tracie and I had Geronimo's Cabin on our radar screen for over a year now, and we decided at long last to go check it out. I had reviewed some triplogs and maps, and decided to do a big loop that encompassed the Yeager Canyon Loop; also included are a couple of short out-and-back side trips to Kendall Peak and Geronimo's Cabin.

We hiked on several trails and roads, including Little Yeager Canyon Trail #533; Kendall Camp Road 105; Cherry Trail 132; Forest Road 413; Forest Road 9003T; Yeager Cabin Trail #111; Old Dump Trail #530; and Yeager Canyon Trail #28. We also did a bit of off-trail hiking, mostly getting to and from Kendall Peak -- this was some of the easiest off-trail hiking that I have done.

We started the hike at a pullout on 89A, where the Little Yeager Canyon Trail #533 and Yeager Canyon Trail #28 meet. We took the Little Yeager Canyon Trail #533 and then took a right on Kendall Camp Road 105 for a short distance. Then we went on a fun, easy off-trail excursion to the north side of Kendall Peak, and went up the north slope of the peak to the summit. After descending down the way we came up, we took a logging road to Cherry Trail 132, and took it west for a ways until we went off-trail to get to FR 413, very near to where FR 9003T starts. Then we went up to Geronimo's Cabin; retraced our steps back to FR 413, and made our way to the start of Yeager Cabin Trail #111. We then took #111 up to Yeager Canyon Trail #28, and took it back to the TH.

As for Old Dump Trail #530: my map, the HAZ GPS track, and the description of the trail on the Prescott National Forest website all indicated that Trail #530 ran from Trail #28 to FR 413. However, the signage for Trail #530 has the trail running from Trail #111 to FR 413. I took this revised Old Dump Trail from #111 to FR 413 and back. I also went up Trail #28 to where the Old Dump Trail junction was supposed to be, and did not see a trail or a trail sign. I am not sure why Trail #530 has apparently been moved.

At 7,088' Kendall Peak certainly isn't the highest in the area, but it had some nice 360 degree views nonetheless. I enjoyed seeing snow covered peaks in the Bradshaws. I noticed at least 3 HAZers had signed the trip logbook.

Geronimo's Cabin, with its logs vertical instead of horizontal, is definitely unique. The vertical logs makes it blend in with and mirror the environment

We saw around a dozen turkeys, but that was the only wildlife that we saw.

I really like hiking on Mingus, and this was a very enjoyable hike!
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 Tempe, AZ
Yeager - Gaddes - Burnt Canyon - Ash Loop, AZ 
Yeager - Gaddes - Burnt Canyon - Ash Loop, AZ
 
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chumley • Triplogs 1,993
Hiking17.19 Miles 4,375 AEG
Hiking17.19 Miles   9 Hrs   7 Mns   2.18 mph
4,375 ft AEG   1 Hour   14 Mns Break
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Yaeger Canyon Trail #28
Gaddes Canyon #110
Gaddes Canyon Two Trail #9037
Black Canyon Trail #114
Ash Canyon Trail #539
Yaeger Cabin Trail #111
Little Yaeger Canyon
Kendall Peak
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For some reason, I had never once dipped my hiking wick into any of the trails on Mingus Mountain, so this looked like a good introduction and an excuse to get to cooler elevations without driving too far.

The sun made it a bit warm toward the end, but the trails were great, and the off-trail sections were mostly manageable too! A patch of poison ivy made me do a few ballerina steps of avoidance.

Deliverance Cabin was one of the most rugged I've seen, and in an odd location. Whoever built it was apparently not a fan of being found. The way down was an improvisational mess. We enjoyed finding the old trail tread on the way back up.

The high point on the day was Kendall Peak, which somebody promised me was a unique and a peak. It's a good thing somebody added it about 6 minutes ago as a cya. :)

Little Yeager turned into a bit of an adventure in the heat of the afternoon sun, but despite slow travel, it was actually a nice change of pace to add to the mix for the day.

I'll have to explore some more of this little mountain sometime!

I ran circles around the other two, racking up a few extra miles and elevation too. :sweat:
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Jun 09 2018
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 Far NE Phoenix,
Yeager - Gaddes - Burnt Canyon - Ash Loop, AZ 
Yeager - Gaddes - Burnt Canyon - Ash Loop, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Jun 09 2018
The_Eagle • Triplogs 2,760
Hiking15.74 Miles 4,046 AEG
Hiking15.74 Miles   9 Hrs   9 Mns   2.06 mph
4,046 ft AEG   1 Hour   30 Mns Break16 LBS Pack
 
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Linked   9 linked trail guides
Yaeger Canyon Trail #28
Gaddes Canyon #110
Gaddes Canyon Two Trail #9037
Black Canyon Trail #114
Ash Canyon Trail #539
Kendall Peak
Little Yaeger Trail #533
Yaeger Cabin Trail #111
Little Yaeger Canyon
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Joe had us up in the Mingus area again to hit some old favorites, look for some stuff and hit some new areas.

We started on the well groomed 1500' climb up Yeager Canyon Trail. Once up top, on FR9003P we stumbled onto the remains of an old cabin structure. Pipe in the structure, suggested there might be a spring in the area. After a bit of a search, we have a new named spring.

Next, the adventure of finding a way off the rim. Chums found us a break in wall to get down to our next search. Geronimo's cabin had been on my list since @PrestonSands was there years ago. This is a place that you could walk right past, if you were not within 50' of it. Gernomio's Cabin was built by Geronimo Pena. He worked as a woodcutter for 37 years, supplying the community of Jerome with firewood. Born in 1877, he passed away in the cabin in 1957 of heart disease. His boots are still supposed to be there, but I did not notice them.

Leaving the cabin we found an old use trail. We lost it and found again, along with the remnants of another unmarked near dry spring.

Back on the familiar Gaddes Canyon #110, Gaddes #9037 and Black Canyon #110, we turned into Black Canyon/Burnt Canyon. Bovine traffic made our travel much easier.

Next up was Ash Canyon #539. We found a shady spot for lunch, before heading up to Kendall Peak.
It was a bit of a huffer for me on that climb in the heat. The views are totally worth it.

We finished off the hike exploring the off trail Little Yaeger Canyon. Slow and brushy in spots, with a few down climbs that we practiced Safety First.

Good times, Thanks for driving Chums, great hiking with you again.
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[ checklist ]  Miscellaneous Survey Marker
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 Named place [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Chums Spring
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Wildflowers Observation Isolated

water 1 out of 5water less than maxwater less than maxwater less than max Ash Canyon Spring Dripping Dripping
Pooling in the area of the spring

water 1 out of 5water less than maxwater less than maxwater less than max Burnt Canyon Pools to trickle Pools to trickle
Bovine in the area make the numerous pools a must filter

water 1 out of 5water less than maxwater less than maxwater less than max Chums Spring Dripping Dripping
Filterable water to be had

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water less than maxwater less than max Hog Spring Quart per minute Quart per minute
Water below the spring in Ash Canyon tells me it's flowing.

water 1 out of 5water less than maxwater less than maxwater less than max Little Yaeger Canyon Pools to trickle Pools to trickle
Pools to be found off and on.
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Aug 09 2014
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 Far NE Phoenix,
South of Mingus Mtn Loop - from Fr132, AZ 
South of Mingus Mtn Loop - from Fr132, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Aug 09 2014
The_Eagle • Triplogs 2,760
Hiking18.02 Miles 4,080 AEG
Hiking18.02 Miles   10 Hrs   32 Mns   1.89 mph
4,080 ft AEG   1 Hour    Break16 LBS Pack
 
1st trip
Linked   6 linked trail guides
Black Canyon Trail #114
Gaddes Canyon Two Trail #9037
Gaddes Canyon #110
Ash Canyon Trail #539
Ash Creek Trail #9705
Kendall Peak
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It was Joe's week and he came up with a beauty.

After he proposed it to me, he quickly recanted, saying he thought FR 132 was 4x4. I looked at the Sat. view and it looked fine, then checked the interweb and found a Youtube video, taken that day, which filmed the road almost completely from where we'd be driving. (What are the chances)... All looked good.

We started our off trail with an easy climb up what appeared to be an old fire break. The only thing you needed to watch out for was the small easy to miss Agave, which got me. I stepped on one, it broke off from the bottom of my shoe while embedded in my foot. I couldn't get my shoe off with the agave through both, so Joe used some pliers to extract it.

The 360 views from atop of 6959 were incredible.. After checking out the planned exit, we opted for for a less brushy route down to the west. We followed numerous game routes down the sweet forested area, until it opened up to a used two track. A few minutes later we were informed by the owner of the property that we were trespassing (no signs were seen). We explained our situation to the land owner and he let us pass through to our destination. He has a sweet little area back there.

Up the Black Canyon Trail #114 to the Gaddes Canyon Two #9307. I been on these before and have enjoyed them every time. The other times we've done these trails the sign of Bears were everywhere. This time....no sign what-so-ever.

Next we make the turn on to a section of the Gaddes Canyon Trail #110 that I had not been on before. It hops off the ridge with sweet views of Burnt Canyon. Once again, like many times before, I was used as a Teva Shield. There was hundreds of rounds of automatic rifle fire echoing in the canyon below.

West On FR413, to FR132, to the turnoff for Kendall Peak. We signed in and took lunch there.

The Ash Canyon Trail #539 was a pleasant stroll and cairned well.

The Ash Creek Trail #9705 was less of a trail, but you are following Ash Creek, so no Route finding issues. It wouldn't be a Summer hike with Joe if Thunder, Lightning, Rain and Hail weren't involved. So we had about 45 minutes of that. The temps at this time dropped to a nice 63 degrees....

Now the fun... Joe had it drawn up to follow a drainage back up to FR132. It went pretty easy for a quarter mile, then the canyon started getting real thick, with no indication of letting up. Joe suggested, and luckily I agreed to jump out and climb up high on the ridge. We found paths through the scrub, until we lucked out and found an area where they were re-stringing a fence and had cut out all the brush around it! This probably saved us at least an hour of hell.

:next: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO9us7WItlA

Pleasant hiking with mostly cloudy sky's all day with temps were in the 80's most of the day, but dropped into the low 60's during and after the rain. That's some good weather for August!
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[ checklist ]  Wood's Rose
 Culture
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[ checklist ]  Tree Tags
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[ checklist ]  Ash Canyon Spring  Burnt Tank
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Wildflowers Observation Light

water 1 out of 5water less than maxwater less than maxwater less than max Ash Canyon Spring Dripping Dripping
Plenty of pooling in the area. Flow not noticed.

water 1 out of 5water less than maxwater less than maxwater less than max Burnt Tank 1-25% full 1-25% full
Yuck

water 1 out of 5water less than maxwater less than maxwater less than max Gaddes Canyon Pools to trickle Pools to trickle
Very isolated pools from recent rains
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There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
Dave Barry 🦅
 
average hiking speed 2.32 mph

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