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| Hiking | 8.01 Miles |
1,271 AEG |
| | Hiking | 8.01 Miles | 5 Hrs 33 Mns | | 1.95 mph |
| 1,271 ft AEG | 1 Hour 27 Mns Break | 33 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | My first foray onto whiskey spring and red tanks trails, woo hoo! 6 of us had a super enjoyable backpacking trip.
There was so much water. Everywhere! It was delightful! We looked unsuccessfully for the actual LaBarge spring, but the location it is shown to be at is a brambly, washed out section. Plus there sounded to be a hive near by, so we didn't stick around too long looking. There was so much water in every wash, many of them flowing, and others with deep pools.
The loop is well maintained and clear. As we walked through a sea of dead and living catclaw, I was very thankful for the trail maintenance that had been done.
We camped at the mouth of trap canyon in an established campsite just off the trail. We didn't see many people out over 2 days. 3 solo hikers on the way in, none pass Ely Anderson. 1 horseman on the way up the whiskey springs hill on the way out. Otherwise, only a few hikers on the Dutchman, all between the trailhead and coffee flats trail. The horseman was telling us about some mountain lions he had seen, but we only saw a few rabbits and many lizards!
The wild flowers are just starting to bloom. More at the lower elevations, but there were scattered wildflowers throughout the loop.
It was about 30F at night, with ice forming in our water bottles during the night.
A great weekend in the superstitions! |
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