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Moving this discussion from a thread under my photo to an actual discussion where it belongs...

A request was made for a trip up Mt. Wrightson with an overnight at Josephine Saddle. I was thinking we could do this as the Old Baldy Super Trail Loop for variety... So I need input on a good time. With this mild winter it's easy to get lulled into thinking it'll always be warm, but snowstorms have been known to hit up there as late as March, and I've hiked it in early April and needed my Yacktrax for the ice on the north-facing slopes. But, what the heck, I'm up for anything.

Looks like I could do the first weekend in April, the first weekend in May, the weekend of May 23, or anytime after June 20. Sick, I know. I'm way overbooked. What you fellas think?

Since we'll drop packs at Josephine, it's another perfect lux hike - less than 3 miles to camp... Then we can hike down and get some killer pizza or real Sonoran style Mexican food (not that gringo stuff you get up in Phoenix!)

rk_az wrote:Yeah, might not be too bad...it just depends. But June? Hmmm.

I was just up there and hiked from the Mt. Lemmon trailhead down into Canada del Oro. The hike down wasn't bad, but the hike out was a sweat-fest.

That's probably partially due to the lack of cover after the fires. Wilderness still has plenty of shade...and water.

I've been wanting to do Wilderness anyhow - soon to avoid monsoon lightening which I imagine wouldn't be fun in that area... I think it'll be as cool as you can get without driving for hours - and a little warmth never bothers me when there are pools to get in...(assuming there'll still be water in Lemmon Pools...)