Join us anytime Friday, May 3 at Bonita Campground in the Chiricahua National Monument. Facilities..tables..small fee. Friday night potluck dinner. Bring food/beverage to share and your own breakfast. Some people will also camp Saturday night and return Sunday.
HIKE OPTIONS - Saturday, May 4
Join the Muleteam this Saturday for a hike in or near the Chiricahua National Monument. Campers & day hikers meet for all hikes 9am at Bonita Campground in Chiricahua National Monument. Transportation/carpooling is unplanned from Bisbee - Allow 2 hours to drive. The hike options are listed below...
1 - Pinery Canyon Road through Horsefall Canyon to the Shaw Peak Trail.
This pets-allowed hike will leave the campground at 9AM for a short 8 mile drive to the trailhead (about 15 minutes travel time). The trail from the Pinery trailhead to the junction with Shaw Pk Trail has been thoroughly maintained within the last couple of months. This is over a distance of about 2 1/2 miles. At the junction we have a choice of turning onto the Shaw Peak Trail, either left toward Shaw Peak or right in the direction of Onion Saddle. To the right, recent maintenance continued along the Shaw Peak trail for about another 3/4 mile along an ascending stretch up a series of switchbacks, until reaching a scenic point. If we decide to turn back at this point our roundtrip distance will be around 6 miles. -Brad
2 - Natural Bridge Trail
A 4.8 mile round trip hike, beginning at a small parking area on the side of the main road in the Monument, about 0.5 miles past the campground. The Park Service describes it as the least used trail in the Monument, which climbs to a ridge and drops into Picket Park, ending at an overlook for the small water-carved bridge located across the canyon. No dogs allowed. -Molly
3 - Silver Spur Meadow - Bonita Creek
A 4.2 mile round trip hike along Bonita Creek with trailhead at Bonita campground. The trail is easy & fairly level. Highlights include historic Faraway ranch, birding, picnic areas and shady trees. Dogs allowed. -Larry
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BACKTRACK - Council Rocks
Six hikers and Sheila the dog hiked in the Dragoons on a clear, summer day. We had plenty of water and electrolytes and the breeze was cool, so nobody suffered from the heat. A beautiful area all to ourselves except that we arrived at Council Rocks the same time as a large ATV group. But then John led us to a similar area nearby with huge boulders to climb under and have a shady lunch. Desert flowers were inspected and a spiky red caterpillar. Thanks for leading the hike, John, except you forgot to send me a hike report. -Larry
I took the group photo and more are at muleteam.shutterfly.com.
Elizabeth's 360ยบ photo link - https://rebrand.ly/CouncilRocks
CALENDAR
May 11 - Last hike & potluck in lower Carr Canyon with Larry
Larry
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