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| no partners | | Dead horse on Bronco Trail, Dead cow on Cottonwood Trail.
Very little water out there right now. Almost aborted the trip due to lack of finding a good water source until fairly late the first day. Ultimately found 3 good sources in total the entire trip.
The indian fortress is great. The east half of the Skull Mesa trail is terrible. Cottonwood #247 is kinda boring without water or flowers. China wall was interesting. Jacks spring was in good shape. This area will likely be much nicer in the spring with both these missing factors.
Ran into a man who worked the ranches in the area at the end, he gave me a bunch of info about sites less seen. Will have to return someday! |
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Cottonwood Spring |
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| | | Found a flowing puddle that surfaces right where #247 drops into Cottonwood Wash. It disappears into the sand a foot later. Please note it was not found where this Cottonwood Springs is located. So I am marking this spring as dry. The only water at this location was stagnant and unfilterable. |
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| | | Light trickle, a little silty and full of leaves. |
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| | | Decent flow, heavy signs of cattle use in area though. | | _____________________
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