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 | Top of Temple Canyon Plus, AZ | |
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Top of Temple Canyon Plus, AZ
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| Hiking | 9.47 Miles |
1,534 AEG |
| | Hiking | 9.47 Miles | 5 Hrs 13 Mns | | 1.95 mph |
| 1,534 ft AEG | 21 Mns Break | 14 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | Didn't have a set plan, other than trying to find the old Boy Scout route down Temple Canyon. I started from the Cinch Hook Trailhead in the middle of the Bla Bla family reunion. A pack of dogs noisily came to meet me. After clearing the area, I followed a rough trace route of the trail from the map I've been working off of.
I only found a few of the red Boy Scout tags, but kept on. I decided to hit up Cinch Hook Butte, which was much nicer (and steeper) than expected. Well worth the climb.
I finally started finding markers and followed them into Temple Canyon. It got tighter and more interesting the farther I got into it. I finally hit the spot I saw that was curiously marked as "Chains and Cables" on the map. This was my turn around point for the day. It was a 50' - 60' drop. The cable and chain was on the north side of the canyon drop. Being solo, I was not going to try it. I'm not sure if I'm up for it with a team of 10.
On the way back, I found many more red tags, as it seems the majority of the tags were only placed on trees while going uphill.
Just to check out some new territory, I jumped over SR87 and hit up a few old FR's and canyons.
Great weather but still humid from last nights rains. |
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