Join the Muleteam this Saturday (at the earlier time of 8am) for a hike in the Dragoon Mountains on a rocky path & old mining road with huge boulder formations, along a great sand bottomed creek. The trail is a steady uphill and down the same way for a total of 6 miles. Bring water, lunch and maybe a walking stick. Back late afternoon. Meet April 14 at 8am by the Old Bisbee courthouse fountain to carpool (over an hour each way). Free, but gas donation is appreciated. For more details contact Sandy at 520-353-5124 or slajudice@yahoo.com.
BACKTRACK - River Picnic
14 Mules and 3 dogs braved the heat for our annual Riverside Picnic hike. We started on the Presidio side of the river and four people (and two dogs) decided to wait at the picnic site while the rest of us took the well-marked trail parallel to the river and crossed at Contention City. There's really nothing left of the city except some rusty metal and broken glass and the remains of the Stamping Mill along a hillside. The return trail on the other side of the river was also well-marked, though it was hot and we were glad to get to our picnic site and the shade of the cottonwoods. As usual, there was great food and we had a long and relaxing lunch. A bonus was that our return to the parking lot was only about a mile from the river. All-in-all, another excellent hike. -Doug
Photos by me & Guy at muleteam.shutterfly.com. 360 photo links below...
https://rebrand.ly/ContentionMillSite
https://rebrand.ly/Picnic
https://rebrand.ly/ByTheRiver
SIDETRACK - An editing mistake
A correction to my Backtrack last week. When we reached the lunch spot, we were at a winze, not "wine" opening. "A winze is a minor connection between different levels in an underground mine. When worked upwards from a lower level it is usually called a raise; when sunk downward from a higher level it may be called a sump." This a term for a mine opening, explained by John W. If we had wine, we would have toasted Bad Jack. -Jan
CALENDAR - April 28 anyone? A local hike?
April 20-21-22 - Silver Peak camp-hike in the Chiricahuas with Brad
April 28 - ?
May 5 - Echo Canyon in the Chiricahuas with Molly
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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