Join the Muleteam this Saturday at the earlier time of 8am to hike this narrow canyon with colorful rhyolite rock walls in the southern Chiricahua Wilderness. It's a 7 mile hike with minimal elevation gain and some walking in the rocky creek bed. Bring water, lunch and maybe walking poles. Dogs ok. Back late afternoon. Meet Feb 3 at 8am by the Old Bisbee courthouse fountain to carpool (about 90 minutes each way). Free, but gas donation is appreciated. For more details contact Guy at gplaa@comcast.net or 541-513-9775.
Directions:
From Bisbee, Double Adobe, Frontier Rd,Davis Road, Leslie Canyon Road to Rucker Canyon Road (FS74), Rucker Canyon Road to FR74E turnoff, FR74E to Rock Canyon turn off (FR4242), FS4242 to trailhead.
Not recommended for low clearance vehicles when driving the bumpy FR4242 to the trailhead (1 1/2 miles).
FULL MOON WALK
Carol F. and Patricia are meeting at 5pm on Tuesday, January 30th, to hike up the Juniper Flats road and watch the full moon (super blue moon). There is no plan to reach the top, we're just taking our time to enjoy the views. Moonrise is at 5:14pm and sunset is at 5:52pm, with temperatures expected to drop from 60 to 40 degrees during the hike time. We expect to be done by 8pm and meet at Banshee Pizza afterward.
Send me an email if you plan to join us so we can meet at the courthouse fountain to carpool if needed, or to let us know to expect you at the parking lot above the tunnel. Carry warm layers to add as the sun goes down, hat, gloves, etc, and a flashlight. We'll try not to use the flashlights since the objective is to enjoy the moonlight and we probably won't need any additional light, but it's a good idea to carry one anyway. Also bring binoculars & cameras - the full moon looks amazing through binoculars. carolflickinger2@hotmail.com (818) 303-4175
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BACKTRACK - Parker Canyon Lake
19 hikers and 6 dogs were there for a perfect day to walk around the lake in a clockwise direction for a change. Everyone loved being near the water, especially the dogs. We took our time lounging in the grass at our usual lunch spot. After the hike most of us stopped for a wine tasting near Elgin which made the day even better. Thanks to John for leading the hike and to all the drivers.
SIDETRACK - Goodbye Bad Jack
For a while now we've all wondered where Bad Jack has been, and Carol F discovered by accident through Facebook that he died in Hereford Sept 2017, age 90. Jack hiked with the Muleteam for many years, and he led some hikes on his favorite trails. Especially because of his age he was (and still is) a hiking inspiration to many of us who are getting older ourselves.He got his nickname when he arrived for a hike ahead of the group and left a message on his jeep: "Catch me if you can". So we knew he was on the trail ahead of us, but we never saw him - and when we returned to the cars his jeep was still there but he wasn't. We contacted his wife but didn't find out till later that he was ok and had been lost on a side trail. After that he became known as 'Bad Jack'.
Jack was known as Professor Woodward at the Univ. of Michigan where he taught marine engineering, and we heard many of his life stories, full of dry humor, on the trail. He loved hiking in the Huachuca mountains, and his wife Anne said that his ashes were scattered there on a very windy day, so he had a good send-off.
In his last few years Jack's walking became more unsteady, and with his typical humor he wrote this poem about it...
Jack is ole
And he is sloe
So save a spot
If one you know
He'll chug along
All happy like
But he might roon
Your Muleteam hike
Fallin down
A rocky trail
Bust his gut
And bruise his tail
He lies there ded
You weep in sorrow
A nice ol' guy
But they's no tomorrow
Call his widdah
To say he's gone
And so then she'll hear
Ol' Gabriels' horn.
CALENDAR
Feb 10 - Brown-Ramsey loop in the Huachucas with Gary
Feb 17 - San Pedro hike & riverside picnic with Doug
Feb 24 - Rucker's Gate in the Chiricahuas with Guy
Mar 3 - Joe's Canyon/Coronado Peak in the Huachucas with Sandy
Mar 10 - Heart of Rocks in the Chiricahuas with Brad
Mar 17 - Art Stairs hike in Old Bisbee with Larry
Mar 24 - ?
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April 20-21-22 - Silver Peak camp-hike in the Chiricahuas with Brad
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Thanks for hiking with me,
Larry
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Muleteam archive photos - muleteam.shutterfly.com
Muleteam & Bisbee gifts - cafepress.com/bisbeegear
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