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Aug 27 2021
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 Peoria, Az
Kaibab Plateau South - AZT #40Northwest, AZ
Kaibab Plateau South - AZT #40
Northwest, AZ
Hiking avatar Aug 27 2021
alexofaz • Triplogs 46
Hiking20.77 Miles 2,268 AEG
Hiking20.77 Miles   9 Hrs   30 Mns   2.52 mph
2,268 ft AEG   1 Hour   15 Mns Break
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This is an amazing late summer hike. I did this a few days after torrential monsoon rains which made for a lush, green hike with mushrooms the size of my head exploding out of the cool, loamy soil.It's a long hike full of ridlelines, saddles, meadows and valleys.
This was part of a series of day hikes, passages 40 thru 43, to finish the AzTrail. 40 and 41 were definitely my favs as 42 and 43 both had extensive burn scars and erosion from the Magnum Fire. I will likely return in a few years to see the recovery.
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Aug 24 2021
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Buckskin Mountain - AZT #43Northwest, AZ
Buckskin Mountain - AZT #43
Northwest, AZ
Hiking avatar Aug 24 2021
alexofaz • Triplogs 46
Hiking10.46 Miles 1,539 AEG
Hiking10.46 Miles   5 Hrs      2.09 mph
1,539 ft AEG
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The first half of this passage is a very nice walk up and down ridgelines in the high scrub oak. The excitement of knowing the trail was nearly complete was depressing as it was exciting. That said, I enjoyed it very much. The second half of the day was in more burn scar from the magnum fire. Did I mention how much I hate the magnum fire? I LOATHE the magnum fire! More oppressive burn scar and a trail the follows a creak as that's the only recognizable terrain up there. I finally hit the final switch backs down that is home to tenacious tumbleweeds, the only thing growing on that exposed scar. At the bottom I spooked a couple antelope, a definite high point of the day.

This was part of a series of day hikes, passages 40 thru 43, to finish the AzTrail. 40 and 41 were definitely my favs as 42 and 43 both had extensive burn scars and erosion from the Magnum Fire. I will likely return in a few years to see the recovery.
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Aug 23 2021
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Kaibab Plateau North - AZT #42Northwest, AZ
Kaibab Plateau North - AZT #42
Northwest, AZ
Hiking avatar Aug 23 2021
alexofaz • Triplogs 46
Hiking16.55 Miles 994 AEG
Hiking16.55 Miles   8 Hrs      2.07 mph
994 ft AEG
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Passage 42 starts off very promising, beautiful ponderosa forest interspersed with douglas fir. A soft single track trail thru the trees, up and down hills and ravines interrupted by the occasional downed tree. Then you hit the sign's for the detour. I was using the guthook guide and it took me on a track that included about a mile and a half of backtracking. Study your map and cut directly to FR248. 247 is awful, flooded with deep, ash stained erosive mud. Not worth trying to save the steps. Surrender to the uphill slog to FR248, the first few miles along are are pleasant until you reach the burn scar. Then it's an oppressive trudge down an exposed road in the shadow of Mordor. Eventually you come around the corner to Joe's Reservoir and are nearly back on track. Once I was back on the original track, the final 6 miles, it returned to being a cheerful walk between high scrub oak only interrupted by sighting of Horny Toads that didn't seem to understand we were higher up the food chain. I had one 1" specimen try to stare me down for over a minute. Loved him!

This was part of a series of day hikes, passages 40 thru 43, to finish the AzTrail. 40 and 41 were definitely my favs as 42 and 43 both had extensive burn scars and erosion from the Magnum Fire. I will likely return in a few years to see the recovery.
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Aug 22 2021
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 Peoria, Az
Kaibab Plateau Central - AZT #41Northwest, AZ
Kaibab Plateau Central - AZT #41
Northwest, AZ
Hiking avatar Aug 22 2021
alexofaz • Triplogs 46
Hiking16.60 Miles 1,322 AEG
Hiking16.60 Miles   7 Hrs      2.37 mph
1,322 ft AEG
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I enjoyed the wide open nature of section 41. It starts in the open hills of an old fire that has greened in and started to recover. This prevents it from being oppressive while providing long, scenic views. I broke for lunch 1/4 mile after the 8 mile trailhead. It was deer season and the roads crawled with hunters forcing all of the deer onto the AzTrail. This made for great company, I'm sure my backpacker scent assured them I wasn't a hunter. The second half of the day was nearly uninterrupted downhill along and old 2-track road which hadn't been used in long enough to make it soft walking. Another wonderful day!

This was part of a series of day hikes, passages 40 thru 43, to finish the AzTrail. 40 and 41 were definitely my favs as 42 and 43 both had extensive burn scars and erosion from the Magnum Fire. I will likely return in a few years to see the recovery.
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Jun 26 2020
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Happy Jack - AZT #28Payson, AZ
Happy Jack - AZT #28
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 26 2020
alexofaz • Triplogs 46
Hiking30.00 Miles 3,727 AEG
Hiking30.00 Miles
3,727 ft AEG
 
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I re-walked this passage as it was rerouted last year and what an improvement!
I previously had walked it during the monsoons and I feel this made a huge difference. During the monsoon the soil along this track is an awful, adhesive clay that gripped your boots and turned them into 40 lb weights that you lifted mile after mile. Before the monsoons this isn't an issue. I also felt the tanks were clearer without the runoff from the surrounding hills. I wasn't aware of any tanks that were less than half full, water was abundant if you need it.
The reroute is wonderful, single track under the pine sweeping gently across saddles and rambling through welcoming meadows. We saw deer, elk and turkeys. A wonderful overnight ramble.

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water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water less than maxwater less than max Wild Horse Tank 26-50% full 26-50% full
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Jun 21 2020
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Coconino Rim - AZT #36Northwest, AZ
Coconino Rim - AZT #36
Northwest, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 21 2020
alexofaz • Triplogs 46
Hiking18.65 Miles 1,825 AEG
Hiking18.65 Miles   7 Hrs      2.80 mph
1,825 ft AEG      20 Mns Break20 LBS Pack
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I knocked out the 36 and 37 in smaller bites as I was running solo, yoyoing at the start. As I finished the two passages up I was joined by a friend who helped with staging my vehicle so I could just walk the smaller sections in a single direction.
For 36 I started southbound where the trail crosses the road in front of Grandview Tower and went about 15 miles, not including getting off trail twice, to FR 320. This was a great day, I believe I walked from 8 till about 1 pm. The second day I sprinted the remaining 3.7 miles down to moqui in a little over and hour. Great close out for a long weekend in the woods.
I think these passages above the south rim of the canyon are the nicest walking on the trail, just rolling meanders with plenty of shade interspersed with views and breezes, I can't wait to come back and support my friends on these sections.
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Jun 19 2020
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Grand Canyon - South Rim - AZT #37Northwest, AZ
Grand Canyon - South Rim - AZT #37
Northwest, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 19 2020
alexofaz • Triplogs 46
Hiking23.05 Miles 1,220 AEG
Hiking23.05 Miles
1,220 ft AEG20 LBS Pack
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I knocked out the 36 and 37 in smaller bites as I was running solo, yoyoing at the start. As I finished the two passages up I was joined by a friend who helped with staging my vehicle so I could just walk the smaller sections in a single direction.
For 37 I yoyoed to the top of the South Kaibab trail from the park boundary. I'd started at 6 am after waking about 4:00 around Williams and as I started south out of the park I decided to take off my shoes and take a nap. I woke up with 4 elk grazing around me, I love the Grand Canyon! The second day was another yoyo, about 14 miles total I believe. The final day I was joined by Maurice who helped me stage my truck so I was able to finish 37 with just under a 10 mile day including a few yoyo miles.
I think these passages above the south rim of the canyon are the nicest walking on the trail, just rolling meanders with plenty of shade interspersed with views and breezes, I can't wait to come back and support my friends on these sections.
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Sep 02 2019
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San Francisco Peaks - AZT #34Flagstaff, AZ
San Francisco Peaks - AZT #34
Flagstaff, AZ
Backpack avatar Sep 02 2019
alexofaz • Triplogs 46
Backpack35.60 Miles 2,734 AEG
Backpack35.60 Miles1 Day   7 Hrs      
2,734 ft AEG30 LBS Pack
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corwinwilkins
The trails skirts Mount Humphreys before trickling down to Babbitt Ranch. The southern section, probably all the way until you cross the saddle 4 1/2 miles from the northern trailhead, is cool and nice, but once you drop off that last shoulder you may as well be on the hard dirt road that seems to be passage 35.
Loved the mountains, hated the dirt roads.
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Jul 29 2019
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Babbitt Ranch - AZT #35Flagstaff, AZ
Babbitt Ranch - AZT #35
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Jul 29 2019
alexofaz • Triplogs 46
Hiking25.60 Miles 1,078 AEG
Hiking25.60 Miles   11 Hrs      2.93 mph
1,078 ft AEG   2 Hrs   15 Mns Break30 LBS Pack
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What a road! Long, hot, windy and dry.
Heat exhaustion knocked me down about 2 miles from the end.
I paced myself poorly and suffered the consequences.
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May 18 2019
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Sugarloaf Mountain - MaricopaSouthwest, AZ
Sugarloaf Mountain - Maricopa
Southwest, AZ
Hiking avatar May 18 2019
alexofaz • Triplogs 46
Hiking
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30 LBS Pack
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:y:
I climbed Sugarloaf to activate the summit as part of the SOTA program, a ham radio game. It was another unseasonably beautiful May day, 2019 seams to be having a lot of those, and the views were amazing. It appeared no one had come that way in many years, with only a long forgotten road at the start of the trail and no footprints besides my own.
A friend and I drove out in 2 vehicles for safety and parked as close to my planned route as possible, where I left him and started walking. I'd planned my route to maximize terrain contours in the climb using the HikeAz Route Editor app. it proved its worth as my chosen route was also where the local game thought the best route was, I was on solid game trails all the was to the base of Sugarloaf. Beginning my climb I was harrassed by cholla balls hidden in the long grass and I valued the additional security provide by my hiking staffs as the footing often gave way and became more of a scramble as I worked my way thru the escarpment, picking my way thru the cliffs.
I reached the top northwest of the actual summit and had to cross a ridgeline with rock outcroppings like stone walls I had to climb up one side and down the other. Finally after crossing a final valley I approached true summit. The views from Phoenix to California were breathtaking. While only 3,400' high, its position in a vast desert gave it a commanding view with a welcome, cool breeze. Glancing over the southwest edge I stared down thru the tops of saguaro at hairraising sheer drop to a stream bed at the base hundreds of feet below. Previous climbers chipped their initials into boulders on the summit in 84 and 72. I guess "leave no trace" wasn't a thing then.
I set up a mast, raising the center 66' antenna high above me. This makes use of ultralight dyneema line looped around boulders, I wasn't leaving any evidence of my visit. I connected a radio and started making the required contacts with other hams to "activate" the summit. It required 4 completed signal reports, within an hour I had 11 and broke the rig down. I was the first person to log contacts from this summit so I got the honor of first "activator".
My descent reminded me I'm a backpacker, not a mountain climber. The first mile of the descent took over an hour in this sheer terrain. Once off the mountain I explored a different route back to the trucks.
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May 04 2019
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Whiterock Mesa - AZT #25Payson, AZ
Whiterock Mesa - AZT #25
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar May 04 2019
alexofaz • Triplogs 46
Hiking22.70 Miles 4,159 AEG
Hiking22.70 Miles   16 Hrs      1.89 mph
4,159 ft AEG   4 Hrs    Break35 LBS Pack
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Whiterock Mesa was a gap in my trail that we blasted rather than enjoyed. Our plan was to head south from Pine and camp at the Verde saving the final push out to the Doll Baby Trailhead for the following morning. Water was plentiful, as were snakes, and the day was cool with enough of a breeze to carry away the heat we generated as we kept a pace of greater than 2 miles an hour across some of the worst footing I've found on this trail.

Trail maintenance is pretty much nonexistent on this passage and eruptions of Mount Humphreys turned Hardscrabble Mesa into mile upon mile of grapefruit sized lava-rock boulders keeping your eyes on your feet as you cross it. Though we spent the day pushing ridgeline after ridgeline we were treated to beautiful views, wildflowers, snakes and butterflies, the occasional White Tail deer and weather that supported long pushes. When we got down to the Verde, our planned campsite for the day, I was spent and hungry. Looking into it's cool, clear depths all I could think about was swimming the salt from my chapped body.

As I stopped walking and took off my pack a cloud of mosquitoes rose from the surrounding vegetation and forced me back into motion. Forgetting my dreams of a cool dip we pushed up the trail clinching the passage as a one and done. The final push was difficult, exhausted and by headlight, we finally reached the truck just before 9:30 pm.
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Wildflowers Observation Substantial
The wet winter and spring made for abundant wildflowers throughout the hike.

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Bear Tank, like other tanks along the trail, looked like a lake.

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Bradshaw Tank, like other tanks along the trail, looked like a lake.

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Ridge Tank, like other tanks along the trail, looked like a lake.
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Apr 26 2019
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Redington Pass - AZT #10Tucson, AZ
Redington Pass - AZT #10
Tucson, AZ
Backpack avatar Apr 26 2019
alexofaz • Triplogs 46
Backpack15.35 Miles 3,150 AEG
Backpack15.35 Miles   7 Hrs      2.19 mph
3,150 ft AEG30 LBS Pack
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Beautiful high Tucson desert with open views and soaring mountains, we saw deer, toads and a water snake. The summer temps were rearing their ugly heads. Only in the upper 80's, combined with the rolling hills and occasional ridgeline, this section left us parched.
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Wildflowers Observation Substantial
The thistles dominated the track in their purple glory

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Abundant water

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water 3 out of 5water less than max The Lake 51-75% full 51-75% full
Didn't look appealing

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Apr 21 2019
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Mount Elden - AZT #32Flagstaff, AZ
Mount Elden - AZT #32
Flagstaff, AZ
Backpack avatar Apr 21 2019
alexofaz • Triplogs 46
Backpack14.00 Miles 2,359 AEG
Backpack14.00 Miles   6 Hrs      2.33 mph
2,359 ft AEG30 LBS Pack
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We started on passage 33 south of the logging detour, hiked out to Marshall lake trailhead then back up passage 31 as we began a 2 & 1/2 day Flagstaff Loop on the Arizona Trail. Day 2 we pressed onto Mary's Cafe on 89, try the Navajo Taco, where we stopped for dinner, then backtracked to a nice camp spot for the evening. The next morning we again stopped at Mary's Cafe, for breakfast this time, and closed the final miles of our loop. Even though day 3 was half the miles of the first two days the combination of a determined headwind and logging reroute leading us along the path of a gas pipeline made it the most challenging/unfun of the trip.
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Apr 20 2019
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Walnut Canyon - AZT #31Flagstaff, AZ
Walnut Canyon - AZT #31
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Apr 20 2019
alexofaz • Triplogs 46
Hiking17.70 Miles 1,660 AEG
Hiking17.70 Miles   8 Hrs      2.21 mph
1,660 ft AEG30 LBS Pack
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We started on passage 33 south of the logging detour, hiked out to Marshall lake trailhead then back up passage 31 as we began a 2 & 1/2 day Flagstaff Loop on the Arizona Trail. Day 2 we pressed onto Mary's Cafe on 89, try the Navajo Taco, where we stopped for dinner, then backtracked to a nice camp spot for the evening. The next morning we again stopped at Mary's Cafe, for breakfast this time, and closed the final miles of our loop. Even though day 3 was half the miles of the first two days the combination of a determined headwind and logging reroute leading us along the path of a gas pipeline made it the most challenging/unfun of the trip.
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Apr 19 2019
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Flagstaff - AZT #33Flagstaff, AZ
Flagstaff - AZT #33
Flagstaff, AZ
Backpack avatar Apr 19 2019
alexofaz • Triplogs 46
Backpack14.80 Miles 1,916 AEG
Backpack14.80 Miles   6 Hrs      2.47 mph
1,916 ft AEG30 LBS Pack
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We started on passage 33 south of the logging detour, hiked out to Marshall lake trailhead then back up passage 31 as we began a 2 & 1/2 day Flagstaff Loop on the Arizona Trail. Day 2 we pressed onto Mary's Cafe on 89, try the Navajo Taco, where we stopped for dinner, then backtracked to a nice camp spot for the evening. The next morning we again stopped at Mary's Cafe, for breakfast this time, and closed the final miles of our loop. Even though day 3 was half the miles of the first two days the combination of a determined headwind and logging reroute leading us along the path of a gas pipeline made it the most challenging/unfun of the trip.
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Feb 09 2019
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Rincon Valley - AZT #8Tucson, AZ
Rincon Valley - AZT #8
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Feb 09 2019
alexofaz • Triplogs 46
Hiking14.70 Miles 1,490 AEG
Hiking14.70 Miles   8 Hrs   30 Mns   2.10 mph
1,490 ft AEG   1 Hour   30 Mns Break25 LBS Pack
 
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Writelots and my daughter joined me on this 17.5 mile dayhike to close up a gap in my AzTrail. We went south to north finishing at the Alta Loma Trailhead. The trail is easy to follow and easy to walk. It was overcast and cold most of the day but that worked out just fine as it kept us cool and on the move. By the end of the day we were actually accelerating to crush our projected time by an hour. A great day with friends and family.
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Wildflowers Observation Isolated
We were surprised by the lack of wildflowers but the cactuses made up for their abcense.

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water 3 out of 5water less than max Cienega Creek @ AZT Medium flow Medium flow

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Ice cold and rolling down from the peak it was 12 feet across and well up my calves.
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Oct 05 2018
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Rincon Mountains - AZT #9Tucson, AZ
Rincon Mountains - AZT #9
Tucson, AZ
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alexofaz • Triplogs 46
Hiking27.00 Miles 5,500 AEG
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What a beaut!
The Rincons don't disappoint with sheer density of plant types from giant crested saguaros to delicate trailing flowers. The views of and from the mountains are breathtaking and nestled between the the crags and ridges are some of the most idyllic camp sites.
We undertook this trip as a section of the Arizona Trail in a Day event, our section of the trail being the center of Passage nine across the top of Mica Mountain. It had been raining before we went so we found streams trickling thru pools as we ascended and plentiful water at the predictable sources at Grass Shack, Manning Camp and Italian Springs. On our descent we were treated to an amazing light show as clouds carrying heavy rain and hail painted the mountains in a mosaic of light and shadow.
Sadly, we were greatly disappointed in the condition of the trail itself within the National Park. It was largely overgrown making for difficult way-finding and and eroded in many places to the point to where a 30" vertical step became common. This is really discouraging when the community puts so much time, effort and expense into building these trails.

Rincons! :y:
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Sep 01 2018
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Anderson Mesa - AZT #30Flagstaff, AZ
Anderson Mesa - AZT #30
Flagstaff, AZ
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alexofaz • Triplogs 46
Backpack17.80 Miles 703 AEG
Backpack17.80 Miles2 Days         
703 ft AEG30 LBS Pack
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The passages between happyjack and flagstaff are beautiful rolling woodland with meadows, rain and mud. We saw geese and heard elk.
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Aug 12 2018
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Mormon Lake - AZT #29Camp Verde, AZ
Mormon Lake - AZT #29
Camp Verde, AZ
Hiking avatar Aug 12 2018
alexofaz • Triplogs 46
Hiking14.80 Miles 1,095 AEG
Hiking14.80 Miles   5 Hrs      2.96 mph
1,095 ft AEG30 LBS Pack
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We blasted this one out on a rare clear day.
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Jul 16 2018
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Happy Jack - AZT #28Payson, AZ
Happy Jack - AZT #28
Payson, AZ
Backpack avatar Jul 16 2018
alexofaz • Triplogs 46
Backpack29.40 Miles 2,600 AEG
Backpack29.40 Miles1 Day   6 Hrs      
2,600 ft AEG30 LBS Pack
 
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The rain stopped long enough for us to camp 2 nights and knock out Passage 28. :y: The weather was perfect, the heat of summer banished by the torrential downpours that book-ended our tip, we enjoyed cool breezes, green forests and the occasional elk siting as we hungrily ate up the trail. The trail is a rolling stroll continuously climbing and descended 40 to 100 feet at a time without a serious hill, curling through forest of oak and pine between fields of grass. We knocked out 22 miles on day 1 and the remaining 10 on day 2. The mileage is off for this passage and the gpx track on this website is more accurate than the AzTrail app, which seams to be lacking a few recent reroutes. :D

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This is an immense body of muddy water, be prepared with a reliable filter that can be flushed in the field because this pool will plug your filter!
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