Joe's Canyon

HIKE JOE'S CANYON TRAIL
Join the Muleteam this Saturday to hike from the Coronado Visitor Center through a very scenic valley in the Huachuca Mountains to Coronado Peak for a view of Mexico. This is a continuous uphill trail returning down the same way for a total of about 6.5 miles. Bring water and lunch but no dogs. Back mid-afternoon. Meet March 28 at 9am by the Old Bisbee courthouse fountain. Free, but no carpooling for now. For more details contact Brad at bradward.j3@juno.com or call 432-2476.

So carpooling will be discouraged, and we'll keep a 6 foot distance between hikers on the trail. If you suspect you could be a virus carrier because of recent travel or symptoms like a high temperature, please stay home.

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BACKTRACK -  Fairbank

Our Saturday hike, was in many ways a special day under the circumstances. Accommodations were made at the get-go: no car pooling and be conscious of social distancing (I even brought out the tape measure to demonstrate 6 feet...got a few laughs and was told the story about some guy who walks around with a 6 foot diameter hulu hoop making sure no one invades his space).

It was a beautiful sunny and warm (but not hot) day and perhaps our easiest hike of the year. We had 11 hikers and two dogs starting at the Fairbank townsite and taking the flat trail to the river. Some of our team took a detour to the old Cemetery and we regrouped at the base of the ruins of the historic mill and then on to the riverside for the dogs to swim and the humans to have a light lunch. We all met back at the Fairbank townsite early-about 1:30PM.

To get serious, I respect everyone's priorities for safety, and we all have to do what we feel is important for us and our friends and family. I'm not judging anyone for not hiking on Saturday, and I wouldn't blame anyone for not doing a group hike again until there is some control of this pandemic. It's just that it seemed to me that today a few of us got away for little while, keeping our distance Bisbee Style, and for a few hours the world seemed right again.

I know we all need to takes things a day at a time. I think we're incredibly lucky to be in a place like Bisbee where there is so much love and community support. Enough with the maudlin touchy-feely stuff. Hang in there.  -Doug

I took the group photo with everyone keeping their distance, and a few more are at muleteam.shutterfly.com. 

SIDETRACK - Calendar Changes
So...Here we are, making adjustments like everyone else. It's nice to get outside and do something, but some understandably don't want to take the chance to hike with others right now. After contacting scheduled hike leaders some of the hikes have been omitted. Thanks to Brad for taking over the Joe's Canyon hike. I haven't heard from John W about the camping, but I'm guessing that it will be cancelled. It wouldn't be unexpected if we cancelled the remaining hikes this season, however, I will continue to post the hikes others are willing to lead. Reply if other calendar changes need to be made, or if you'd like to lead a hike on a blank date. Otherwise, April 18 could be the last hike of the season.


CALENDAR 

Apr 4 - Carr Canyon to Bathtub Spring in the Huachucas with Molly
Apr 11 - Old Bisbee Ridge Trail to Juniper Flats with Susan & Lindsay
Apr 18 - Brown-Ramsey Canyons in the Huachucas with Brad
Apr 25 - Rustler camping-hike cancelled?
May 2 - ?
May 9 - ?

Thanks for hiking with me,

Larry