River Picnic

SAN PEDRO RIVER HIKE & PICNIC
Join the Muleteam Saturday, March 21 for our 12th Annual Hike & River Picnic. This is the most "civilized" Muleteam event of the year. We'll meet at 9am by the Old Bisbee courthouse fountain to carpool. It's an easy one-mile hike to the river. At that point, people can decide to stay by the river and set up for the picnic, visit the ruins of the 1770 Spanish Presidio, or continue up-river another 3+ miles round-trip to the site of Contention City. We will all gather back riverside for a "gourmet" pot-luck picnic. Bring your favorite dish, wine or beer to share. Dogs love the river and are welcome. Call Doug (520-432-0307) with questions.

Directions
Bisbee north on Route 80 past Tombstone, left at Border Checkpoint on Route 82 for about 6 miles. Past Fairbank parking area, over the bridge, right on N. Balance Rd. A couple of miles on N. Balance to parking area on the right.

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BACKTRACK -  Sheepshead

Two Muleteamers – Deb and myself – met at the courthouse and then joined up with six members of the Huachuca Hiking Club at the start of Middlemarch Road. The weather was perfect. The Sheepshead hike turns out to require less driving than any of our other hikes in the Dragoons, with the trailhead only a short distance from the turn off of Middlemarch. Unlike the technical route up the front of Sheepshead Peak, where we saw some climbers, our trail had us reaching the summit by curving around on the northwest side, with the final ascent from the back. Scrambling up the steepest parts was challenging but fun. Climbing aids included branches for grabbing and an occasional hand from fellow hikers. The rocks mostly provided good traction, though there were occasional wet spots on account of recent rains. At the top we enjoyed lunch and great views of mountain ranges including the Huachucas, the Whetstones, and the Rincons. The total round-trip distance was only about 4 miles, but with nearly 1500 feet of elevation gain, despite the first part being relatively flat. We were back by mid-afternoon. All in all, a great, exhilarating experience. Many thanks to the Huachuca Hiking Club for guiding us on this new-to-Muleteam hike! -Elizabeth

Barry (purple shirt) led the hike to fill in for Steve and took the great photos at the link below...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cactusbuzzer/sets/72157713497762956/
Elizabeth's 360 photo - Sheepshead360

CALENDAR 

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 - Old Bisbee Ridge Trail to Juniper Flats with Susan & Lindsay
Apr 18 - Brown-Ramsey Canyons in the Huachucas with Brad
Apr 24-25-26 - Camp-hike at Rustler in the Chiricahuas with John Wasser
May 2 - Eclectic art walk along Old Bisbee stairs with Larry
May 9 - Old Bisbee City Trail to Cross & pizza party with Laura

Thanks for hiking with me,

Larry