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| partners | | | When Andy asked if I wanted to hike Rogers Canyon this past Sunday, of course I jumped at the chance to hike in the Superstitions. I invited the Superstition encyclopedia Wally and Andy's son Johnny joined and off we went. A cool 61 degrees at RT when we started down the Rogers Canyon trail. The trail is a little brushy but easy to follow for the first mile and a half. Once we got past the Reavis Junction it was hit and miss. The original trail is there for a good portion of the way, however, some parts are pretty brushy with the always enjoyable catclaw present in groves. As we moved down the canyon Wally pointed out a couple of nice things to check out on future visits and we made our way to the ruins. The ruins are still an awesome site to see and we had a bonus this time as a beautiful owl had made its way in and was resting inside. After lunch at the ruins we made our way over to Angel Basin where Wally and I tried to find a way to Angel Spring and corral but again the dense catclaw forest told us no, even with shears. Wally went a few feet in the Rogers Canyon trail at Angel Basin and advised it was cleared for about a 100 feet and a jungle after that. Definitely need the cattle back in the area to trample the crap brush down. After a quick break at Angel Basin we started back. I knew it was going to be a warm hike back out, but it was really hot for me. My pace was pretty slow coming out as I had to stop numerous times to cool off and it didn't help that I dropped my unopened bottle of Gatorade 100 fee down into the creek, blah (there was no way I was hiking down to get it). The last mile and a half was a slow crawl for me as the numerous up and down sections were brutal in the fully exposed sun, but finally made it back to the truck. There were a couple of trucks at the TH, however, we did not come across anyway else out in the canyon the entire day. Great day with awesome company in my favorite wilderness, can't really ask for a better day. |
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