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| no partners | | Oregonian down in AZ to borrow some sun. Of course, with all the rain and snow I found every road closed or flooded or impassible by passenger car.
But! HAZ is an amazing resource. I got my poor little VW Jetta (2wd and low-clearance) all the way down to Brown's Spring /Gap Creek TH. Walked down to the Verde hoping to get to Towel Creek that way, but the river was huge. Went up to Cold Water Spring for a quick one night backpack.
The trail was in good shape, wide and easy to read. It gets a little cowed-out near the stock ponds- nothing that two mins of detective work won't solve. The beginning and end of the trail are very steep with softball-sized rocks underfoot, but the views of the Verde and Towel Peaks / Hackberry area are worth it. Beware the various gates- they want to hurt you. One has a hasp made of barbed wire and one is so taut you are liable to pull the fence down on yourself. Saw a mule deer, a few cows, and a big horned lizard. Fabulous area and no sign of anyone else hiking recently. |
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Wildflowers Observation None
Just emerging, but there will be some nice lupine carpets soon. |
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