Join the Muleteam this Saturday at the earlier time of 8am to a low elevation loop in the Dragoons. It's a 6.5 mile hike. Bring water, lunch and maybe walking poles (See remarks). Dogs Ok. Back late afternoon. Meet March 24 at 8am by the Old Bisbee courthouse fountain to carpool (about 60 minutes each way). Free, but gas donation is appreciated. For more details call or email: Loretta Plaa, lplaaster@gmail.com, 541-905-5098.
Hike Difficulty: 1.5 (See index)
0.5 - 1.5 Beginners... 2.0 - 3.5 Intermediate... 4.0 - 5.0 Advanced
Elevation Gain: 322 ft. (4814’- 5136’).
Getting there:
Bisbee to Tombstone, via US 80 to Middlemarch Road, Middlemarch Road to FR687, and FR687 to the trailhead. ~ 40 miles one way.
Remarks:
From the parking area, the trail heads west toward a saddle before entering a vast expanse of grasses, intersected at times by a dusty road, before arriving at the rocky outcrop of Council Rocks. After lunch the hike back will follow a sandy wash to the junction of Slavin Gulch Trail and back to the trailhead.
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GMmx5ij49Y
For your comfort:
A lot of cat claw acacia will be encountered on the return loop, long pants and shirt are highly recommended.
BACKTRACK - Art Stairs
Great weather for 20 people hiking some interesting stairs of Old Bisbee. Lots of murals by Judy Perry and Rose Johnson, and a special tour of Dragonview Mountain Retreat with stonework by Lee Adcock and metalwork by Ben Dale. We stopped for the view at Castle Rock, saw Fred Albert's wall mosaics and the outside art gallery on the steps off Brewery Gulch. We visited the Buddhist shrine above OK street and the wall mosaics & masks on Opera Ave. Lunch was on the porch of the Muheim House with about half the people we started out with. However, everyone seemed to enjoy the day exploring.
More hike photos are at muleteam.shutterfly.com, and here are two 360 photo links (Click on 'Fisheye' in the upper right corner of the photos to experiment with 4 modes)...
https://rebrand.ly/ArtStairsHike
https://rebrand.ly/MuheimHouse
SIDETRACK - April 1st Easter/April Fools Day Party
Muleteam and friends are welcome to join us on Sunday, April 1 for our annual Springtime Potluck Party at our house (19 Clawson Ave., next to the Green & White Methodist Church) from 1:00-4:00 PM. We'll provide all the plates, glasses, etc. and iced tea and lemonade and Doug will be grilling bratwursts and veggie burgers. Bring a little something to share and your favorite drink. -Doug & Anne
SIDETRACK - Trail Blazing
The iBisbee committee has had a trails project for the past three years with the goal of putting publicly accessible trails on designated Freeport McMoran owned land. This is part of a larger strategy of attracting younger people, families, and folks who like outdoor hiking and biking to come to Bisbee to live, work, visit.
FM has been very cooperative and is willing to consider various option for a trail(s). I am heading up the project. Two years ago we engaged the Bisbee Boy Scouts and others in helping build a trail near Tintown that overlooks Warren amid FM reclaimed and revegetated land. The trail was built but the attorneys thought there was too much liability for FM. We are now in the process of seeing if they would consent to guided hiking along that trail. It's short about 1.5 miles.
We also looked at the Denn mine area north of hwy 80 with an entrance across from Lowell. We have done a couple of preliminary walks in the area. That was put on hold because I was ill and could not continue to coordinate it. I'm fine now.
Here's the pitch....I'm looking for a small group of people to help chart, flag, and perhaps build a trail in that area. If you are interested, please contact Fred Miller 456-4254, bisbeewire@gmail.com.
CALENDAR
Mar 31 - Hunter Canyon in the Huachucas with Jan B
Apr 7 - San Pedro hike and riverside picnic with Doug
Apr 14 - Slavin Gulch in the Dragoons with Sandy
April 20-21-22 - Silver Peak camp-hike in the Chiricahuas with Brad
April 28 - ?
May 5 - ?
May 12 - Possible last hike & potluck. Any suggestions?
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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