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Feb 17 2018

CB2L

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40 male

Joined Jul 02 2017
Sierra Vista, AZ

McClure Canyon Trail

Tucson, AZ

McClure Canyon Trail

Tucson, AZ

Hiking		Feb 17 2018
		CB2L • Triplogs 2

Hiking	5.17 Miles	1,719 AEG

Hiking	5.17 Miles	3 Hrs 18 Mns		1.57 mph
	1,719 ft AEG		20 LBS Pack

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The dog and I hiked up McClure Canyon after turning off of Garden Canyon Road above the upper picnic area on the Fort Huachuca reservation. From the truck, we walked about a half mile before reaching a fork in the rocky, unimproved road, and took a left. This is where we saw the sign for McClure Canyon. At first, you just travel up an unimproved road, but after maybe a mile (ish) it narrows into an interesting foot-only path. The follows a waterway for a while that treats you to some interesting step-formations that would be almost waterfalls after a heavy rain. As you continue up the mountain, the flora changes from typical Arizona to more pine-forest. Higher up, the trail can be a little un-obvious, but there are orange ribbons on some trees and we built some small rock cairns to help with navigation. The dog and I ended up turning around because of time (and lack of snack) considerations, but I believe if you were to continue, you'd hit the peak trail and could follow it over to Huachuca Peak.

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Jul 13 2017

CB2L

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Joined Jul 02 2017
Sierra Vista, AZ

Crest Trail #103

Tucson, AZ

Crest Trail #103

Tucson, AZ

Hiking		Jul 13 2017
		CB2L • Triplogs 2

Hiking	4.00 Miles	3,931 AEG

Hiking	4.00 Miles	3 Hrs 4 Mns	1.30 mph
	3,931 ft AEG

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Went down to the Coronado National Memorial to recon some of the trailheads, only to discover that the Crest trail is the only one where dogs are permitted

. So the dog and I drove up to the Montezuma pass, said hi to one of the Border Patrol agents on duty, and proceeded along the Crest Trail.

The trail extends for more than 10 miles up to the Huachuca Military Reservation, but due to time and weather constraints, we only did the first couple of miles, to the point where the Coronado Nat'l Memorial meets the Miller Wilderness. We went on a Thursday afternoon and there were no other hikers around. This is a cool trail with great views of the lowland desert areas and mountains to the east and west. There are numerous places that will tempt the adventurous to stray from the trail (which is narrow and rocky) to explore rock outcroppings. There's little shade, so an overcast day is nice for this trail. There are also three caves (I believe they are old mines) but unfortunately they're all solidly blocked off ](*,)

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We met a baby rattlesnake and a hawk of some variety, but that was about it for fauna. Overall, a really enjoyable trail. We'll definitely go back in order to do the whole thing when we've got more time and less rain.

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