Sagebrush personal hiking blog
GET 2017 Day 8, March 25, Saturday.
Start town of Mammoth on Aravaipa bypass route segment 6 alt mile 9.5
End at rim of Turkey Creek Canyon, near segment 6 alt mile 30.
Miles walked: 20.5
Cowboy Miller Road heads east several miles toward a tall mountain ridge. Looking back at Mammoth…
GET 2017 Day 7, March 24, Friday.
Start Freeman Road Trailhead, segment 5 mile 0, then to mile 13.8 to segment 6 alt.
End town of Mammoth on Aravaipa bypass route segment 6 alt mile 9.5
Miles walked: 23.3
The path tends to be on top of long low ridges, dipping down to arroyos (washes here) and back up.
Saguaro is nearly gone, preferring steep rocky areas. Antelope Peak stands out taller than the surrounding rolling hills
GET 2017 Day 6, March 23, Thursday.
Start just past village of Kelvin, segment 4 mile 1.5
End Freeman Road Trailhead, segment 4 mile 27.6
Miles walked: 26.1
Light rain started at 3AM, sometimes becoming heavy. Rain continued as I broke camp. Temperatures drop in a major way from the heat wave of the pash several days, and clouds suggest an all-day rain.
The trail ascends to a series of gravelly ridges with views.
Rains do finally subside, but clouds threaten most of the day, and brief showers mean putting back on the rain jacket.Later the land becomes low rolling hills with frequent washes
