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| no partners | | | I drove past Picketpost Mountain on the way to Roosevelt Lake last weekend. Today, I figured I would come and do the easier-but-longer circumference loop. The AZT part was very well marked and maintained. All uphill, but very gently. Lots of campsites for 1-2 tents dotted along the trail. The high point is around the junction with FR4, and there are lots of places to relax or camp. Turning off onto FR4, it is a road for the most part but cuts in and out of a wash that makes it difficult to follow. It doesn't really matter though, since you can just keep going down the wash and find the "road" later. Once getting to the Telegraph canyon trail, several sections were not really followable. Other sections had what seemed like two or more parallel trails a few meters apart. Flash flooding here caused a lot of damage, uprooted trees and other vegetation. It seems they (who I wonder?) are working to reroute the trail higher up out of the creek, marked with various colors of tape on trees. In several areas though, the new trail doesn't have much of a tread, so you're walking on the side of a hill covered in loose sand and gravel. Until more work is done, I would recommend being careful about following the "new" alignment. Once reaching the LOST trail, the trail is well maintained but there are a few wash crossings that can be tricky to spot. It opens up into a meadow, and soon I was heading up over a hill towards the trailhead. There was no water in Arboretum Tank, but I noticed that the small dam was unusually straight and didn't seem to match the rest of the terrain. Saw a light rain today and it honestly made the trip more enjoyable. |
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