Patio Peak

HIKE TO "PATIO PEAK"
Join the Muleteam this Saturday for a local hike from Yuma Trail in Warren, through Gold Gulch and by Gold Hill to a distinctive peak in the southern Mule Mountains. Have lunch on the top with a curious view of Bisbee from a different angle. Total distance about 6 miles, all up & down hills on old mining roads. Bring water and lunch. Back early afternoon. Meet March 7 at 9am by the Old Bisbee courthouse fountain to carpool. Free. For more details contact Brad at 432-2476 or bradward.j3@juno.com.

Peak and trailhead
This hill is closer than Black Knob but in the same general direction, and is easy to find by following an old road all the way to the top. The Muleteam has hiked to this hilltop at least twice before, and those who were there will recognize its most distinctive feature as a pad of concrete on the very top. The origins of the pad are shrouded in mystery, but its appearance invokes the image of a patio, hence "patio peak". 
There is very limited parking at the trailhead, though there is a space for a few more vehicles just below the gate where our hike starts. Carpooling from the courthouse is encouraged, in order to limit the number of cars needing a parking space. The trailhead is at a primitive gate at the top of Yuma Trail near where Shattuck St., Mohave Trail, and Navajo Trail, intersect at almost the same spot. Start up Yuma Trail from the intersection where Arizona Street turns into the Warren Cutoff from Hwy 80 and intersects Cole Avenue from the west. Take Cole Avenue from Bisbee Road or the Warren Cutoff to the intersection. Turn onto Cole Avenue east of the intersection and then IMMEDIATELY take a left turn onto Yuma Trail.  -Brad

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BACKTRACK -  Clark Spring

19 hikers and Sheila. 4 trails…Lower Miller, Miller Peak, Clark Springs and John Cooper in one day. Miller Creek section as beautiful as ever. And the recovery from the Monument Fire is well underway. What we learned today…hikers yield to horses, bikes yield to hikers and horses. Horses rule. All the credit in the world to the people who maintain the trails. Excellent job. Great weather, great hike, great company, great day for the Mules. -John

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CALENDAR 

Mar 14 - Sheepshead in the Dragoons with Steve Anderson & Huachuca hikers
Mar 21 - Annual San Pedro River hike & picnic with Doug
Mar 28 - Joe's Canyon in the Huachucas with Ken & Sandy
Apr 4 - Carr Canyon to Bathtub Spring in the Huachucas with Molly
Apr 11 - Brown-Ramsey Canyons in the Huachucas with Brad
Apr 18 - Eclectic art walk along Old Bisbee stairs with Larry
Apr 24-25-26 - Camp-hike at Rustler in the Chiricahuas with John Wasser
May 2 - ??
May 9 - Last hike & potluck?? 

Thanks for hiking with me,

Larry