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Posted: 9/11/2010, 9:19 am Post subject: Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness |
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I am considering a moderate 2 niter backpack into Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness on Dec 3 & Dec 4th & 5th Dec
Plan is to go in from West side (Easy Passenger Car accesible) hike in ~ 5 miles & basecamp for Fri/Sat ; explore further on Saturday & Hike back out on Sunday.
Group Size: Limited to 10 ( I have permits to enter on Friday & Exit on Sunday)
Permit Fees are: 5$ a day & we will share the costs of unused permits if I can't get them refunded. Hopefully it does not come to this ....
desertgirl +1?
tibber
wanderingsoul
Tom Treks
Suz
Oliver99 +1
Azbackpaker +1
1 more spots open
http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=2
TH Start Time: 10:30 am
Camp Location: 3 lons & fire ring campsite just across from Horse Camp Canyon. One of the tents will have arizonahiker.com tag ( Angel's tent!)
Directions to West Trailhead:
The access road is usually suitable for passenger cars year round.
From Phoenix (120 miles, 2 to 2.5 hours): Take US Highway 60 to Superior. At Superior, take State Highway 177 to Winkelman. At Winkelman, turn right / south onto State Highway 77, 11 miles to Aravaipa Road (at Central Arizona College). Turn left and go 12 miles to the West trailhead along a paved and graded dirt road. From the trailhead, it is a 1.5-mile hike through Nature Conservancy land to the west wilderness boundary. |
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oliverr99
Joined: 04 Jul 2006 Posts: 632 Location: Glendale
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Posted: 12/2/2010, 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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Ambika,please don't forget to send me the permit number! I emailed you with my addy! Thanks!! I am looking forward to this. I have my new camera ready to go!!!!!!!!! _________________ Anne
"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened" -- Dr. Seuss |
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desertgirl
Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 3350 Location: Chandler, AZ
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Posted: 12/2/2010, 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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oliverr99 wrote: |
Ambika,please don't forget to send me the permit number! I emailed you with my addy! Thanks!! I am looking forward to this. I have my new camera ready to go!!!!!!!!! |
PMed you with Permit #'s _________________ Photos: http://www.pbase.com/desertgirl/galleries
Life is but a dream ...there is no end to what you can dream! |
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wanderingsoul
Joined: 19 Jul 2004 Posts: 2285 Location: Gilbert AZ
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Posted: 12/2/2010, 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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I'm looking forward to this, I honestly can't remember when I last did a backpack. That is SAD.
I think I'm all packed. If I forgot something I guess I don't need it. Checked my list twice.
Sorry you guys won't be making this one. Hope Rocky gets better. _________________ Wanderingsoul (Michelle)
Positive Thinking Is the Spark that Makes Dreams Happen~~~Unknown |
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paintninaz
Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 3515
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Posted: 12/2/2010, 10:38 pm Post subject: |
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Anyone who knows Rocky knows THIS is not the norm...Rocky's rehab...so he's cooperating with trying to get better!
You all have fun!! _________________ ~Tracy
“Friends make the bad times good — and the good times unforgettable.” |
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azbackpackr Hi Tech Wizardess
Joined: 31 Dec 2005 Posts: 3639 Location: Needles CA
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Posted: 12/3/2010, 3:42 am Post subject: |
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Oh, yikes, do I need the permit number if Matt and I are a bit late? Someone please send it to me! If no one sees this I will call one of you at about 7 a.m. or so. I hope to be out of Flag before then. Hopefully. I have to take an online final for one of my soc classes right now! Yes, really, at 4 a.m!
Or, you can call me with the number, if you want to.
See you all there! |
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desertgirl
Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 3350 Location: Chandler, AZ
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Posted: 12/5/2010, 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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paintninaz wrote: |
Anyone who knows Rocky knows THIS is not the norm...Rocky's rehab...so he's cooperating with trying to get better!
You all have fun!! |
Did ya post pics or something ?
Missed you at Aravaipa.... _________________ Photos: http://www.pbase.com/desertgirl/galleries
Life is but a dream ...there is no end to what you can dream! |
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desertgirl
Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 3350 Location: Chandler, AZ
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Posted: 12/5/2010, 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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Ok -- we all are back from an amAZing fall hike in Aravaipa Canyon -- stunning fall color, fun company and rip roaring time around the campfire makes for some wonderful memories. Thanks for all those came ... and I surely missed Tracy, Suz, Todd & Diane. You surely would have had a good time ....
Definite do over for next fall from East side ....
Oops: Sorry Trish -- I missed you as well _________________ Photos: http://www.pbase.com/desertgirl/galleries
Life is but a dream ...there is no end to what you can dream! |
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Trishness The Snake Charmer
Joined: 21 Sep 2003 Posts: 2530 Location: Apache Jct, AZ
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Posted: 12/5/2010, 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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Glad you had fun. I would have rather been there than at the holiday party but it is what it is. Maybe next year! Can't wait to see the pics.
Trish _________________ ~~~Trish~~~
"Eastward the dawn rose, ridge behind ridge into the morning, and vanished out of eyesight into guess; it was no more than a glimmer blending with the hem of the sky, but it spoke to them, out of the memory and old tales, of the high and distant mountains." � J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of The Rings. |
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paintninaz
Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 3515
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Posted: 12/5/2010, 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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desertgirl wrote: |
paintninaz wrote: |
Anyone who knows Rocky knows THIS is not the norm...Rocky's rehab...so he's cooperating with trying to get better!
You all have fun!! |
Did ya post pics or something ?
Missed you at Aravaipa.... |
Yeah, I tried to put a pic in. For some reason it just redirects to the front gallery page rather than the pic. Oh well.
He's adjusting well, staying in his kennel even with the door open when I'm home (door is closed when I'm not) today he touch his foot to the floor (first time in a week!!) not for long, but it looks promising!
Glad you guys had a fun time. I heard the color was spectacular!! Sorry I missed out!! _________________ ~Tracy
“Friends make the bad times good — and the good times unforgettable.” |
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azbackpackr Hi Tech Wizardess
Joined: 31 Dec 2005 Posts: 3639 Location: Needles CA
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Posted: 12/5/2010, 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for a great trip Ambika. It was great to see/meet everyone! Really fun! Aravaipa and side canyons we explored really gorgeous, very special place.
There was a paper on my windshield regarding the permit. It says to call them so I will call them tomorrow and give them the permit number.
We drove back to Flag via Roosevelt Lake. 24 years in AZ and I had never seen it before! Very pretty. Also saw Mormon Lake and Lake Mary. |
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desertgirl
Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 3350 Location: Chandler, AZ
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Posted: 12/5/2010, 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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azbackpackr wrote: |
There was a paper on my windshield regarding the permit. It says to call them so I will call them tomorrow and give them the permit number. |
Let me know if they give you grief .... _________________ Photos: http://www.pbase.com/desertgirl/galleries
Life is but a dream ...there is no end to what you can dream! |
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Hikngrl Canyoneering is my 'Happy Place'
Joined: 27 May 2003 Posts: 5578 Location: Peoria, AZ
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Posted: 12/5/2010, 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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Glad everyone had a good time! Wish we could have been there!
Did H2 while you were out there and my knee did ok. Not the best but promising.... it should heal. I am not used to having to guard my knees or any other part of me so this is wierd for me but I want to make sure I can continue to hike so I am going to give it time to heal.
Looking forward to pictures! _________________ ~~~Diane~~~
I want to shine! |
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wanderingsoul
Joined: 19 Jul 2004 Posts: 2285 Location: Gilbert AZ
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Posted: 12/6/2010, 6:58 am Post subject: |
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Wow what a beautiful place!! Everything I was expecting and more. The sun hitting the water and the beautiful yellow and orange colors mixed with green with the canyon backdrop .... Just gorgeous!
Water wasn't as cold as I expected it to be either.
Wonderful weekend and lots of laughs and entertainment in evening. A really nice escape for me.
Thanks Ambika for putting this together. Tibber thanks for dinner too! Nice to have a hot meal on the way back and I have lunch for today _________________ Wanderingsoul (Michelle)
Positive Thinking Is the Spark that Makes Dreams Happen~~~Unknown |
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dabreeze
Joined: 22 Aug 2005 Posts: 50
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Posted: 12/6/2010, 9:33 am Post subject: |
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what a wonderful weekend.
thanks to all for welcoming me and keeping me safe on my semi-annual, lumbering bear backpack! i'll always remember the incredible beauty of this amazing desert canyon, as well as the rounds of laughter, warm fires, stunning fall colors, and, no doubt this morning, the fatigue!!
if you're interested, i came across this great abbey essay on aravaipa from 1982:
http://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/03/travel/in-the-land-of-laughing-waters.html
i'll post some pix soon. |
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oliverr99
Joined: 04 Jul 2006 Posts: 632 Location: Glendale
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Posted: 12/6/2010, 11:14 am Post subject: |
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Thank you all for a wonderful birthday weekend, especially the "candles" and the "cake"! Thanks Ambika for setting this up, it was a beautiful time of year to see Aravaipa! And it was nice meeting Elizabeth and Derek!! _________________ Anne
"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened" -- Dr. Seuss |
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