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| no partners | | Just got back from Horton Creek. We acually started off at Tonto Creek to do some fishing along the creek. Fishing sucked after about half a mile up the creek, so we decided to cut over the mountain over to Horton Creek instead of going around. Awsome! Ended up on Horton Creek trail after a steep decent. We then hiked up the trail and after a breif layover at a teepee camp (I'm sure everybody knows which place), we then headed up to the spring. Not to too shabby day. Made a little camp and chit chated with some other backpackers, introducing them to HAZ. After a breakfast in the morning, we decided that the hike along Horton was too easy and were eager for something a little more......longer, we headed over to the Highline Trail and started our trek toward Tonto Creek. Ran across a king snake, might have been a coral, I can never remember the old saying, but still kept our distance anyway. About half a mile from Tonto, we decided to take an old creek bed south. Alot of boulder hopping and climbing over old trees. There was some pretty serious water that ran through there at one time, there were pine needles packed into tree branches a foot above our heads. When we finally reached the branch off to Tonto, almost stepped on a black rattlesnake. It was about five feet long and wasn't too happy about almost getting stepped on.  Unfortunatly, I forgot my camera at home but had my cell phone. The picture didn't come out because of the distance.  We then hiked along Tonto Creek for aways and ended up on the road. Hiked the last mile on the road. GPS tracked 15.3 miles for our twos days of playing. Had a great time. Will have to get a different pair of shoes and a water purifier before our next backpack trip. Borrowed a purifier from a friend, worked perfect, the spring water tasted better than the bottled water. |
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"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the road less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
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Maybe be alittle easier with out that much gear on my back. And I always thought that going down hill was easier than going up hill. I think I would rather go uphill on this one. After getting to Ceder Basin for camp, we took the jaunt over to the falls. I know, Owen, that I told you I was going to climb to the top of the falls and take pics, well didn't happen. 
Sorry. Now I know why everybody takes pics from the bottom. The falls were running, not like some of the pics I have seen, but it was enough to make it a cool trip. (will post pics soon.)
After asking him if he expected that we might have a run in with the Taliban hiding out in the Supes, he left almost all of it at home. Saw the Ruins and went down to Angel Basin to camp. I was expecting... something alittle different in Angel Basin. Maybe we should call it Devils Basin due to all the catclaw. 
Didn't camp there but moved torward the trailhead and found a nice spot. Got way cold that night. Hiked out in the AM. Noticed how easy this trip has compaired to the last trip. could have made it the entire way out with only one break if it were just me. Listened to alot of bitching the last 2 miles from my partner. 
"One more water crossing. One more hill. One more around the corner. Is this feces ever going to end!?" 
