| |
|
| | |
|
| Hiking | 2.70 Miles |
3,000 AEG |
| | Hiking | 2.70 Miles | 4 Hrs | | 1.08 mph |
| 3,000 ft AEG | 1 Hour 30 Mns Break | 10 LBS Pack | | |
|
|
| |
| Linked |
|
none
[ show ]
| no linked trail guides |
| Partners |
|
[ show ]
| partners | | We started our hike from Telegraph Canyon Rd just east of the base of Picketpost Mountain. To begin with the creek bed was wide and relatively clear so the going was easy, but that wasn't to last. It didn't take long at all before we were immersed in thick brush, both the thorny and the non-thorny variety and at times were reduced to crawling on all fours to get through. A few areas it was thick enough we climbed partway up the canyon walls to avoid them. Later on where the canyon widened, the creek bed opened up again and for a while it was quite easy going.
After making the turn to the west we weren't sure which way to go. But after noticing an old road going up toward the top of the bluffs we decided to follow it as far as it went. It didn't go all the way up, but it was far enough that we continued on around the end and were able to climb up to the mesa above the canyon. From there we had unobstructed views of Picketpost as well as over to the Supes and Weaver's Needle. We continued back along Arnett Creek, only this time we were well above looking down from the bluff. We saw some other hikers at the bottom and yelled down to them but whether they heard us or not they didn't seem to know we were there above them.
Not wanting to drop back down into the canyon and follow the creek back, we continued along the top. A few times we had to turn some distance west to continue on toward the south due to a few steep ravines along the way. We encountered a number of cool areas of rock formations which helped our imaginations to run wild. We noticed a few man-made rock walls but could not determine what they were for.
Along the flattest portion of the mesa we passed by a number of mining claims (at least we assumed they were) marked by solitary sticks in a few rocks. Farther along we encountered a series of larger rock cairns that initially we thought were also claim markers, however after the third one we realized they were all in a somewhat southerly line and spaced relatively evenly. Once I got home and reviewed the waypoints, they were all on a 27-207 degree bearing and about 225' apart. As we were leaving the trail head after the hike we noticed another one up on the hill across the road. We doubted they were claim markers but had no idea why they were there.
I posted 50 photos here on HAZ with the full set of 93 photos here:
http://changephoenix.com/jpserver/web/p ... .php?id=40 |
| _____________________
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Route Editor
Route Scout
