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Jun 07 2023
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 Cave Creek, AZ
Salida Gulch Trail #95Prescott, AZ
Salida Gulch Trail #95
Prescott, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 07 2023
LosDosSloFolks • Triplogs 489
Hiking4.41 Miles 440 AEG
Hiking4.41 Miles
440 ft AEG7 LBS Pack
 
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Hike #1 of the day. My sister drove up from Tucson to help get me out of the house. We had planned on taking the Salida Gulch Trail in Prescott to the crossover John's Tank Trail and then cut over to Lynx Lake for a loop. The cross-over trail was closed due to the nesting Bald Eagle pair so we just continued on the Salida loop CCW. After we finished we drove over to the lake to hike the circumference trail #311. I'll write up a second triplog for that.

The weather couldn't have been better and Lynx Creek was flowing nicely but not high enough to cause any problems. We were able to rock-hop the many crossings and stay dry. This was my first trail hike without Mrs. SloFolks and I doubt I could have done it without my sister's help. Thanks Michele.
 Flora
 Flora [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Alligator Juniper  Arizona Grape  Common Mullein  Evening primrose  Indian Paintbrush  New Mexico Thistle  Unidentified Flora
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Common Raven  Dark-eyed Junco  Dog
 Culture
 Culture [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  HAZ Gear  Trail Signs and Markings
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Wildflowers Observation Isolated

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Jun 07 2023
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 Cave Creek, AZ
Lynx Recreation Trail #311 - Lake LoopPrescott, AZ
Lynx Recreation Trail #311 - Lake Loop
Prescott, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 07 2023
LosDosSloFolks • Triplogs 489
Hiking3.04 Miles 175 AEG
Hiking3.04 Miles
175 ft AEG7 LBS Pack
 
1st trip
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Hike #2 of the day with my sister Michele from Tucson. She had never been to Lynx Lake and after our Salida Gulch Loop earlier this was a nice finish to build up a good appetite for lunch. Perfect weather held throughout the hike and sound of the waves lapping at the shoreline was very peaceful.
 Flora
 Flora [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  New Mexico Locust  Unidentified Flora
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Duck
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Wildflowers Observation Isolated

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water 3 out of 5water 4 out of 5 Lynx Lake 76-100% full 76-100% full
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May 05 2023
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67 male
 Joined Feb 10 2019
 Cave Creek, AZ
Scottsdale Greenbelt, AZ 
Scottsdale Greenbelt, AZ
 
Hiking avatar May 05 2023
LosDosSloFolks • Triplogs 489
Hiking3.57 Miles 43 AEG
Hiking3.57 Miles      59 Mns   3.63 mph
43 ft AEG
 
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1st trip
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Maricopa Trail - Scottsdale/Gateway
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Got Cathy checked in at Virginia Piper and decided to walk down the Maricopa Trail in the greenbelt to help pass the time.

The Jacaranda trees were putting on quite the show. I turned around at Marguerite Lake and persevered the double digit AEG on the return.

Only a 5 percent return on "good mornings". This Lululemon crowd is tough.
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Apr 30 2023
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67 male
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 Cave Creek, AZ
Slate-Menk, AZ 
Slate-Menk, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Apr 30 2023
LosDosSloFolks • Triplogs 489
Hiking4.02 Miles 547 AEG
Hiking4.02 Miles
547 ft AEG4 LBS Pack
 
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Slate Trail - CCRP
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Pre-dawn start to beat the heat. Hiked from home to the "Slate" TH @ the Surrey Hills saddle. We have learned that this 1.25 mile section of the Slate trail running through the P.A. Seitts preserve to the creek is now called the "Legacy" trail. Also, the extension of the Menk Nature Trail going up to the top of the little hill is now called the "Overlook" trail as per the Desert Foothills Land Trust.

Cathy wasn't feelin' it so she ate her PB&J while I went up the Overlook. We met up back at the saddle and returned home. Nice little hike to end April.
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Apr 28 2023
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67 male
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 Cave Creek, AZ
Hood Walk Black Mountain, AZ 
Hood Walk Black Mountain, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Apr 28 2023
LosDosSloFolks • Triplogs 489
Hiking2.95 Miles 370 AEG
Hiking2.95 Miles   1 Hour   12 Mns   2.46 mph
370 ft AEG4 LBS Pack
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Black Mountain - Cave Creek
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Sunset walk from home with a partial climb up the beast.
No breeze so it was no bueno. Time to switch to pre-dawn starts.
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Apr 26 2023
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67 male
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 Cave Creek, AZ
Hood Walk Black Mountain, AZ 
Hood Walk Black Mountain, AZ
 
 Hiking avatar Apr 26 2023
LosDosSloFolks • Triplogs 489
 Hiking3.19 Miles 410 AEG
 Hiking3.19 Miles   1 Hour   10 Mns   2.77 mph
410 ft AEG      1 Min Break4 LBS Pack
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Black Mountain - Cave Creek
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Sunset 5K with a partial climb up the beast. Warm, but lots of people on the mountain.
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Apr 23 2023
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67 male
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 Cave Creek, AZ
CCRP 4 Trail Loop, AZ 
CCRP 4 Trail Loop, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Apr 23 2023
LosDosSloFolks • Triplogs 489
Hiking5.16 Miles 433 AEG
Hiking5.16 Miles   1 Hour   46 Mns   3.01 mph
433 ft AEG      3 Mns Break4 LBS Pack
 
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Military Trail - P.A. Seitts Preserves
Flat Rock Trail
Quartz Trail - CCRP
Slate Trail - CCRP
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Solo hike close to home. Early start and my first mile was in the dark and it was downright chilly at the creek. The desert was still putting on a decent bloom-a-palooza and the creek was running strong. :y:

As I was descending on the Quartz Trail I saw a mountain bike coming up from below. He was really movin' and was still sitting down. I thought what a beast that guy is until I heard the whine of the motor on his e-bike. Those aren't allowed on this trail system but I guess the rules don't apply to everyone.

Second hike using my new shoes and they felt pretty good. They have a nylon shank which really helped out on the rocky sections of the trail. I arrived home just as Mrs. SloFolks was getting up. It's been a little while since I've been on a trail and it felt good and I'm pleased with my pace after the layoff.
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Wildflowers Observation Substantial
I was surprised to see how long the spring bloom has lasted up here. The Brittlebush, Desert Marigold, Creosote, Hedgehog, Prickly Pear, Flat Top Buckwheat, and Ocotillo were all going strong.

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water 3 out of 5water less than max Cave Creek Medium flow Medium flow
Unexpected strong flow in the creek for this far south. Able to stay dry by rock hopping to get across.

dry Go John Canyon Dry Dry
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Apr 06 2023
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 Cave Creek, AZ
Lone Mountain - ScottsdalePhoenix, AZ
Lone Mountain - Scottsdale
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Apr 06 2023
LosDosSloFolks • Triplogs 489
Hiking1.93 Miles 370 AEG
Hiking1.93 Miles
370 ft AEG4 LBS Pack
 
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Lone Mountain in Scottsdale is a good sized hill we have driven by for over 20 years. Today we finally climbed it. Cathy and I had met a fellow named Craig from the Desert Foothills Land Trust last month while hiking the Go John Trail in the CCRP. He offered us a chance to hike Lone Mountain with him and a Field Botanist named Steve Jones. We agreed mainly just so we could bag a peak that @DixieFlyer hadn't gotten around to yet. :lol: As per Wades methodology it has an elevation of 2696' and a prominence of 400'. A real brute. : wink : We didn't get to all the trails we had planned on as Cathy fainted twice up near the summit so we came back down the way we went up as it was the shortest route back to the car.

The weather was perfect today and we learned a lot from the botanist. One thing I found interesting is that Owl Clover is a parasitic plant in that it uses the root systems of other plants to get it's water and nutrients.

There is a current discussion on the forum as to when the rattlesnakes come out. I would say April 6th is a good answer as we saw 3 today. One was docile and the other was very upset with us. The third was seen warming up off the shoulder of Cave Creek Road on the ride home.

This hike is a one and done in our book but I'm glad I was able to finally hike it and post a triplog as @chumley 's was the only one up and it looked lonely. :-)
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[ checklist ]  Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
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[ checklist ]  Black Mountain  Four Peaks
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Apr 04 2023
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67 male
 Joined Feb 10 2019
 Cave Creek, AZ
Hood Walk Black Mountain, AZ 
Hood Walk Black Mountain, AZ
 
 Hiking avatar Apr 04 2023
LosDosSloFolks • Triplogs 489
 Hiking3.43 Miles 390 AEG
 Hiking3.43 Miles   1 Hour   28 Mns   2.51 mph
390 ft AEG      6 Mns Break4 LBS Pack
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Meant to go farther. The cold wind was too much. Brrrr.
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Apr 02 2023
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 Cave Creek, AZ
Hood Walk Black Mountain, AZ 
Hood Walk Black Mountain, AZ
 
 Hiking avatar Apr 02 2023
LosDosSloFolks • Triplogs 489
 Hiking2.52 Miles 552 AEG
 Hiking2.52 Miles
552 ft AEG4 LBS Pack
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Steep climb (for us) up the west slope of Black Mountain to walk around and inside a new McMansion being built on the moratorium elevation line. Nice home, I'm guessing 200K in windows alone. Driving a car up this road will be an adventure...nothing but sky and mountaintop view out the windshield. :o
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Mar 30 2023
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 Cave Creek, AZ
Coyote Canyon Loop MSPPhoenix, AZ
Coyote Canyon Loop MSP
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 30 2023
LosDosSloFolks • Triplogs 489
Hiking4.25 Miles 307 AEG
Hiking4.25 Miles   2 Hrs   15 Mns   2.13 mph
307 ft AEG      15 Mns Break6 LBS Pack
 
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Dove Valley Trail - MSPN
Cow Poke Trail - MSPN
Granite Mountain Loop Trail - MSPN
Coyote Canyon Trail - MSPN
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I purchased some new hiking shoes and wanted a short flat hike to start breaking them in. (Prospects for #greatness @LindaAnn :lol: ) The Granite Mountain Loop was the plan but it was an absolute zoo. I've never seen that parking lot so full and on a weekday no less. We have seen a lot of HAZr's posting the trails to the north of the mountain so that's what we did. This loop came up on HAZ's "Auto Route Display" feature and Cathy gave it the thumbs up.

The guide published by @Crzy4AZ showed limited parking at a small TH farther north on 136th St. but the city has recently posted "No Parking" signs on all these step-over entry points around the park we found out. :(
We drove back to the south and found a spot on the side of the road that appeared legal and hiked back up to the TH @ Dove Valley Road.

The loop was a real gem with decent tread most of the way. The Coyote Canyon Trail reminded us of Blue Wash up by Camp Creek Falls, lots of granite walls and running water to boot. This would be a terrific hike for out of town guests. The superbloom was strong at this location although the cloud cover kept the poppies closed up.
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 Flora [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Banana Yucca  Chuparosa  Moss  Saguaro - Crested  Scorpionweed  Tinytooter Monkeyflower
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Rock Squirrel
 Culture
 Culture [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Intrepid Back Shot
 Named place
 Named place [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Apache Peak  Granite Mountain - MSP
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Wildflowers Observation Substantial
Good showing of Lupine, Poppies, Fiddleneck, Owl Clover, Brittlebush, and Scorpionweed.
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Mar 28 2023
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Walkin' Jim Loop TrailPhoenix, AZ
Walkin' Jim Loop Trail
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 28 2023
LosDosSloFolks • Triplogs 489
Hiking5.53 Miles 680 AEG
Hiking5.53 Miles
680 ft AEG6 LBS Pack
 
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Little Jim Trail
Cottonwood Creek - Hells Canyon Wilderness
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We've been wanting to hike in this area for quite some time. Cathy has recovered from her transplant enough to give it a go so off we went with a bit of encouragement from @DixieFlyer. Cathy opted out of the full 9 mile loop so we used the "Little Jim" crossover trail to cut a few miles off.

From satellite view this trail looks like a giant nothing burger but the first few miles had us oohing and aahing over the views. The superbloom was just an added bonus. We've never seen so much Owl Clover, Lupine, and Globemallow among others.

The Little Jim trail doesn't get a lot of use I guess as it was virtually non-existant for much of the way. Route Scout saved the day along with the cairns. The southern section of the Walkin' Jim loop was very rocky and reminded us a lot of Limestone Trail #252 north of Spur Cross. The clouds we were counting on went away early on and it got pretty warm the last three miles.

Next time out we plan to use the Cottonwood Creek Bed to hike west and then return along the northern section of the Walkin' Jim.
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 Flora [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Blackfoot Daisy  Cream Cups  Mexican Gold Poppy
 Culture
 Culture [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Gila Petroglyph Style (Abstract)  Gila Petroglyph Style (Anthropomorphic)  Gila Petroglyph Style (Zoomorphic)  Intrepid Back Shot  Trail Signs and Markings
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[ checklist ]  Lake Pleasant
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Wildflowers Observation Substantial
More Owl Clover and Lupine than I've ever seen. Whole slopes of Desert Globemallow. Also Brittlebush, Coulters Lupine, Arizona Lupine, Narrow Leafed Popcorn Flower, Lesser Yellowthroat Gilia, and Blackfoot Daisy. This area qualifies as a superbloom in my book.

water 1 out of 5water less than maxwater less than maxwater less than max Cottonwood Creek Pools to trickle Pools to trickle

water 1 out of 5water less than maxwater less than maxwater less than max Walkin' Jim Spring Dripping Dripping
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Mar 26 2023
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Slate-Menk, AZ 
Slate-Menk, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Mar 26 2023
LosDosSloFolks • Triplogs 489
Hiking5.02 Miles 604 AEG
Hiking5.02 Miles
604 ft AEG
 
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Slate Trail - CCRP
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After breakfast hike from home over the Surrey Hills saddle to the Slate TH and then down to the Menk Trail. Someone installed some fake birds in a Palo Verde tree on the summit of the little overlook hill . They looked real until you got close. :(

After the Menk trail we bush whacked over to the creek to check out the flow after the flood of a few days ago. It's crossable but still almost knee high in most places. Fresh debris was easily 5 feet high in the tamarisk branches. The bosque area trees are leafing out and the wildflowers were substantial but still nowhere near their peak which is yet to come. The Brittlebush, Owl Clover, and Desert Globemallow are coming on strong.
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[ checklist ]  Bottle Evening Primrose  Desert Globemallow  Owl Clover  Scorpionweed
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[ checklist ]  Common Raven  Dog  Phainopepla
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Wildflowers Observation Substantial
Still not at peak however.

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water 3 out of 5water 4 out of 5 Cave Creek Heavy flow Heavy flow
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Mar 24 2023
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 Cave Creek, AZ
Hood Walk Black Mountain, AZ 
Hood Walk Black Mountain, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Mar 24 2023
LosDosSloFolks • Triplogs 489
Hiking3.66 Miles 452 AEG
Hiking3.66 Miles   1 Hour   43 Mns   2.36 mph
452 ft AEG      10 Mns Break4 LBS Pack
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Black Mountain - Cave Creek
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Walk downtown with Cathy to p/u a new debit card. Some scoundrel was spending our money in Atlanta, Georgia. ](*,) We did a partial climb up the mountain before returning home.
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Mar 22 2023
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 Cave Creek, AZ
Hoover Memorial Cross, AZ 
Hoover Memorial Cross, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Mar 22 2023
LosDosSloFolks • Triplogs 489
Hiking3.67 Miles 426 AEG
Hiking3.67 Miles   1 Hour   48 Mns   2.18 mph
426 ft AEG      7 Mns Break4 LBS Pack
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1st trip
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Black Mountain - Cave Creek
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We went out to do our little partial climb up Black Mountain after lunch and Cathy remembered that today was the 20th anniversary of the date engraved on a cross she found near the top of a hill to our east.
The cross is marked "Hoover" with the date 3-22-03 and the letters A.F.F.A. We went up to pay a visit.

Cathy always just assumed it was the grave of someones beloved pet. It has cement and steel substructure supporting the wood cross. Being somebodys "good boy" she always placed a piece of quartz on the grave every time she made the climb up there.

Well,as Gomer Pyle would say..."Surprise, surprise, surprise". [ youtube video ] .
Cathy did a little research with Mr. Google and found that "Hoover" is actually Daniel "Hoover" Seybert who was the President of the Cave Creek Chapter of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club. A former member of the Dirty Dozen he was murdered on 3-23-2003 in front of Bridgett's Last Laugh comedy club on Cave Creek Road. Details can be found online for those who care to know more. Needless to say, it was an assasination and it remains unsolved to this day. More info in my photo captions.

The washes are running nicely after all the rain we've had. Lot's of people hiking the mountain today and Cathy isn't putting any more rocks on Hoover's cross. : wink :
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[ checklist ]  Banana Yucca  Cassia
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Greater Roadrunner
 Culture
 Culture [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Automobile Remains/Wreckage
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[ checklist ]  Black Mountain
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Mar 20 2023
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Trail 1533 Loop TNF, AZ 
Trail 1533 Loop TNF, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Mar 20 2023
LosDosSloFolks • Triplogs 489
Hiking6.93 Miles 897 AEG
Hiking6.93 Miles   3 Hrs   37 Mns   2.18 mph
897 ft AEG      26 Mns Break6 LBS Pack
 
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Spur Cross Trail
Cave Creek Trail #4
Metate Trail - Spur Cross
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This close to home double lasso loop hike is one of our favorites in the Tonto National Forest. Rain in the forecast over the next couple of days so today was the day. The creek was flowing strong and after the first few crossings out of Spur Cross I gave up trying to stay dry and just waded across on the remainder.

FR 1533 is a single track so I refer to it as a trail rather than a forest road. The northern sections have been decimated by newly introduced cattle. The Forest Service recently signed a new grazing lease with someone and the cows are really tearing things up. :( The lower areas south of the fence line are still in good shape. The horseback ride concessionaire has been doing some wonderful maintenence on Cottonwood Trail 247 so hopefully they find the time to give 1533 some much needed love.

Saw no hikers after leaving Spur Cross but ran into the unwashed masses on the Metate Trail towards the end of the hike. : wink :
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[ checklist ]  Chuparosa  Desert Phlox  Hopbush
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 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Anna's Hummingbird  Mourning Cloak Butterfly
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[ checklist ]  Camelback Mountain  Cottonwood Creek  Sugarloaf Mountain
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Wildflowers Observation Substantial
Lots of Lupine, Poppies, Fiddleneck. Scorpionweed,and Chuparosa. Brittlebush and Desert Globemallow soon to bloom.

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water 3 out of 5water 4 out of 5 Cave Creek - SPRCA Heavy flow Heavy flow

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water less than maxwater less than max Cottonwood Creek Light flow Light flow

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water 3 out of 5water 4 out of 5 Metate Pond 76-100% full 76-100% full
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Mar 14 2023
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Hood Walk Black Mountain, AZ 
Hood Walk Black Mountain, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Mar 14 2023
LosDosSloFolks • Triplogs 489
Hiking3.73 Miles 512 AEG
Hiking3.73 Miles   1 Hour   43 Mns   2.26 mph
512 ft AEG      4 Mns Break4 LBS Pack
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Black Mountain - Cave Creek
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After breakfast partial climb up Black Mountain from home. Toenail surgery for Cathy tomorrow.
They say it's one of the side effects of the chemo. ](*,)
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Mar 13 2023
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CCRP 6 Trail Loop, AZ 
CCRP 6 Trail Loop, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Mar 13 2023
LosDosSloFolks • Triplogs 489
Hiking7.00 Miles 672 AEG
Hiking7.00 Miles
672 ft AEG10 LBS Pack
 
Linked   6 linked trail guides
Slate Trail - CCRP
Jasper Trail - CCRP
Go John Trail - CCRP
Quartz Trail - CCRP
Flat Rock Trail
Military Trail - P.A. Seitts Preserves
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After breakfast we decided to cross the creek on foot while we still could before the rain to get in one of our close to home loops. The creek was running pretty strong but with waterproof shoes we had no problem finding a way across.

Wildflowers were really starting to pop but no Brittlebush yet even though the desert is loaded with it. It will be a sea of yellow up here in a week or two.

Met a fellow named Craig on the Go John Trail who was with the Desert Foothills Land Trust and we hiked with him for a couple of miles and had some good conversation. We also got in some great petting with two good horses and two good dogs. :)

A Mystery Solved :y:
The highlight of the hike was solving the mystery of a spring box that @tibber found during a hike with Cathy, @trekkin_gecko , and @LindaAnn . The box had a 8" diameter pipe in the bottom that made no sense at all.

We did some sleuthing and found the pipe exiting the ground in some nearby trees and we followed it to an old underground pump house just off the flood plain of the creek. The 12 by 12 foot pump house had a well and a kerosene engine to pump water up to the box for horses and cattle. The old corral on the Military Trail is nearby so this made sense. You don't need that much pump and pipe to fill a 8 foot shallow cement box so I'm guessing there was also some irrigating going on for crops back in the day. The word "well" is even on one of the HAZ topo maps of the area on Route Scout. 👍 I didn't find that until just now while writing this log. Photos in photoset.
 Flora
 Flora [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Coulter's Lupine  Desert Chicory  Fairy Duster  Mexican Gold Poppy  Owl Clover  Salt Cedar  Scorpionweed
 Named place
 Named place [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Cave Creek  Continental Mountain
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Wildflowers Observation Substantial
All the usual suspects plus the Owl Clover is starting to make an appearance.

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water 3 out of 5water less than max Cave Creek Medium flow Medium flow
Barely crossable by foot with w/p shoes.

dry Go John Canyon Dry Dry
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Hood Walk Black Mountain, AZ 
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Hiking4.39 Miles 477 AEG
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After breakfast partial climb up the mountain from home.
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After breakfast trek up and down the west side of the mountain roads.
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