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Davis2001R6
Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy
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Posted: 11/12/2007, 1:56 pm Post subject: 2008 GHOTM Ideas? |
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Ok here is the list for the GHOTM's for 2008 and the hike leaders/organizers.
January - Table Top Mountain - Leader: Davis2001r6
February - Pumphouse Wash - Leader: Hikngrl
March - Harquahala Peak - Leader: sbkelley
April - Paria/Cottonwood Area - Leader: PageRob
May - Diane's B-day Grand Canyon hike
June - Wet Beaver Creek- Leader: Suz and Davis2001r6!
July - Chircahua Crest Trail - Canceled do to rain
August 23rd- West Fork Wade - Leader: Davis2001r6
September 13/14th Chircahua Crest Trail - Leader: Shawn
October -
November - Superstion Ridgeline
December - |
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Suz
Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Posts: 3186
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Posted: 11/12/2007, 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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Hey----Did you just get a 2008 calendar? Are you volunteering to be the GHOTM coordinator for 2008?
I just did Pinnacle Peak for the first time. ( can't believe I just did it for the first time) That could be a nice easy local hike to possibly bring out some new folks....maybe food afterwards at Greasewood Flats? Looks like there might be some hikes in the McDowells but I don't really know.
What about Brown's Peak?
How about something around the Mt. Graham area?
Sedona?
Camp Verde?
Monument Valley?
San Diego, Rocky Point........Michigan? |
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Davis2001R6
Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy
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Posted: 11/12/2007, 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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I've had a calendar for a while now.
I have no problem leading a GHOTM, I just don't have that many original places that I'm familiar with and that we haven't been too.
I like the monument valley idea, although I don't know about the hiking there.
I wouldn't mind something easy in the canyon, like an overnighter on Horseshoe Mesa.
or what about those Hot Springs off the Colorado just below Hoover porridge?
I don't think Browns Peak would be a prudent idea with a large (4+) group. Way too much scree. |
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Shawn I'll sell you map to Lost Dutchman mine!
Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 2592 Location: Ahwatukee, AZ
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Posted: 11/12/2007, 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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Let's save a weekend in June or July for Hart Prairie. _________________ The bear went over the mountain to see what he could see. |
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Davis2001R6
Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy
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Posted: 11/12/2007, 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah thanks for the reminder Shawn, looking forward to that. Let us know when you get a date worked out for it. |
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azbackpackr Hi Tech Wizardess
Joined: 31 Dec 2005 Posts: 3639 Location: Needles CA
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Posted: 11/12/2007, 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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Have you guys done the Blue River Wade? It requires a very long car shuttle, as cars have to be left at the bottom of Juan Miller Road and at the end of the Blue Road, both of them are LONG dirt roads. It would be best in maybe early June or September. It would be pretty hot in summer. I have not done it, I have only a little info about it in a magazine, but could find out more. It would not be easy to set up and would require a bit of cooperation and a lot of driving.
There are some pretty good possibilities for backpacking trips throughout the Blue Primitive Area. |
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Suz
Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Posts: 3186
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Posted: 11/12/2007, 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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Davis2001R6 wrote: |
I have no problem leading a GHOTM, I just don't have that many original places that I'm familiar with and that we haven't been too.
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No, no.....I meant GHOTM Calendar Coordinator! I think Ambika did it this last year and perhaps Tom the year before??? I think you would do a great job. |
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Davis2001R6
Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy
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Posted: 11/12/2007, 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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Suz wrote: |
Davis2001R6 wrote: |
I have no problem leading a GHOTM, I just don't have that many original places that I'm familiar with and that we haven't been too.
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No, no.....I meant GHOTM Calendar Coordinator! I think Ambika did it this last year and perhaps Tom the year before??? I think you would do a great job. |
We may end up with 12 Epic hikes then
Really I just wanted to know what hike I get to look forward to for January and to start filling in dates. |
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sbkelley
Joined: 20 Feb 2007 Posts: 284 Location: Tempe, AZ
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Posted: 11/12/2007, 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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What about something out west and south for early spring or late winter? Is that palm canyon in the Kofas worth checking out? What about the Harquahala Trail or something out in one of those desert ranges to the west? |
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RC
Joined: 07 Jun 2005 Posts: 109 Location: Irwin, PA
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Posted: 11/12/2007, 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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Suz wrote: |
......Michigan? |
we'd love to have you.
Pictured Rock or Isle Royale come to mind. _________________ "When a man is tired of Arizona, he is tired of life"
Forget the box, just think outside! |
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Suz
Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Posts: 3186
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Posted: 11/13/2007, 4:27 am Post subject: |
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RC wrote: |
Suz wrote: |
......Michigan? |
we'd love to have you.
Pictured Rock or Isle Royale come to mind. |
Groovy---thank you! Now if you'll just send a jet to pick us all up we'll be right over.
How about a twist to the Ridgeline for next year? Might take a scouting trip or two. Sending you a PM Tim. |
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RedRoxx44 Queen of the Walkabout
Joined: 15 Jan 2004 Posts: 1167
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Posted: 11/13/2007, 4:42 am Post subject: |
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January--Table Top Mtn off I-8 day hike
Feb--Margies Cove area/trail/peak bagging--could be day or campover
March---Rincon Peak
April--Sycamore canyon Parajita/ Atascosa lookout summit--car camp due to distance from Phoenix
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June---Mt Graham area
July---Chiricahuas
August---West Fork
Sept----
Oct----Fall color shoot hike
Nov--Ridgeline
Dec---The Kofa, or something associated with the El Camino. Got a peak to still bag out there. Full weekend + for sure.
There's my .02 worth. Any long holiday weekends add a trip up to the Az strip, lots to do up there!!! _________________ You can rest when you're dead |
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Davis2001R6
Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy
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Posted: 11/13/2007, 9:00 am Post subject: |
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I like the table top idea. Here is what Summit Post has to say:
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The distinctive shape of Table Top is visible from many vantage points across south-central Arizona. Located in western Pinal County south of the city of Maricopa and east of Gila Bend, the flat plateau-like mountaintop is readily visible from as far away as the southern suburbs of Phoenix and from points along Interstate-10 in Casa Grande. The Table Top Mountains are a compact range south of Interstate-8 and located within the Table Top WIlderness and the newly-created Sonoran Desert National Monument (created in 2000). A rough 15-mile dirt road called Vekol Valley Road gives access to the trailhead, which has room for about 5-6 vehicles and a handful of minorly-developed campsites for overnight use. The registers show about 3-4 groups might visit on a weekend date, and maybe a total of 3-4 groups during the weekdays. Definitely a winter-spring peak; this area get very hot in summer.
A hike to the summit(s) of Table Top covers about 2 miles of low foothills covered in every imaginable type of cactus of the lower Sonoran Desert, including the stately saguaro and a dense collection of cholla. The final 2 miles up the mountain massif 'features' steep trail with loose, rubbly rock. The trail ends at the soutwestern of the two summits, which is about 17 feet lower than the true highpoint. The remaining half-mile to the true top is across (surprise!) flattish plateau covered in grasses, prickly-pear cactus and agave, plus the usual mix of volcanic rock.
The stats of this peak can be misleading: 8 miles round trip to the true summit with about 2,400 feet of gross gain mostly along easily navigable trail ... should seem straightforward, and it is. But the steepness of the upper sections of the trail, and the cross-country bit up top will add some time to the overall journey. Plan a full day for the drive in, the hike and the drive out. Enjoy the fantastic natural scenery! |
Letty, have you made that drive lately? It says high clearance required but not 4x4. Is that accurate or do you think a car could make it to the TH.
Also, SP does have a warning on there about drug smuggling in the area and the group that did the write-up was stopped twice by border patrol. I think I'll hike with Tom and Randy on this one
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MikeInFHAZ
Joined: 15 Feb 2004 Posts: 1401 Location: location location
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Posted: 11/13/2007, 9:26 am Post subject: |
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RedRoxx44 wrote: |
January--Table Top Mtn off I-8 day hike
Feb--Margies Cove area/trail/peak bagging--could be day or campover
March---Rincon Peak
April--Sycamore canyon Parajita/ Atascosa lookout summit--car camp due to distance from Phoenix
May--
June---Mt Graham area
July---Chiricahuas
August---West Fork
Sept----
Oct----Fall color shoot hike
Nov--Ridgeline
Dec---The Kofa, or something associated with the El Camino. Got a peak to still bag out there. Full weekend + for sure. |
fantastic assortment Letty, may I add these?
May-- Brown's Cave, Four Peaks
Sept--Devil's Chasm, Sierra Ancha _________________ http://www.arizonahikers.com/board/albums/albwb18/BRIDGE.sized.jpg
bridge hammock, quilts and tarp (all DIY)
what i do |
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fairweather8588
Joined: 30 Dec 2003 Posts: 716
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Posted: 11/13/2007, 9:49 am Post subject: |
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If a nice little overnighter is planned I'd tag along _________________ But let the mind beware, that though the flesh be bugged, the circumstances of existence are pretty glorious
Kerouac |
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