End of Season

BATHTUB SPRING CANCELLED
Due to the closure of Carr Canyon Road Molly has cancelled her hike to the bathtub spring this Saturday. So that's it for the Muleteam's 20th hiking season. It was a good one.

It's not unusual for some to continue to hike through the summer months making their own arrangements. If there are any special events you will receive an email if you are subscribed to the blog.

Thanks to Lawence Kurkey I have summer hiking schedules for the Saturday and Tuesday SV groups. If you would like one or both let me know at sunstudio@cableone.net.

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BACKTRACK -  Warren Area

We started early to account for rising temperatures, and stayed local to account for the fact that thirteen socially-distanced hikers (and one four-footed friend) require ten cars.
It was a perfect time of year to take in the under-appreciated Galena Park, where we walked among blooming ocotillos and wildflowers. As advertised the rest of the walk – through Warren to Gold Gulch – had the advantage of being flat but the disadvantage of providing little shelter from the sun. It was also a bit longer than predicted – over six miles out and back – so when we reached the old racetrack no one needed to do laps for extra exercise. We didn’t linger out there given the lack of shade, but some of us rested a bit on the return trip under a tree near the ballpark. We were back around noon.
The leader learned a couple of lessons: first to try to give everyone a better general idea of the planned course at the start and second to pay better attention to keeping the group together. Fortunately she learned these lessons not out in the woods, but in Warren, where cross-streets enabled hikers on parallel paths to reunite.
As always, it was the people who made the day!  -Elizabeth

All other photos are at muleteam.shutterfly.com. 


SIDETRACKS
Free hiking stick to anyone who wants it. Sierra Mountain Gear. Found in beauty shop parking lot on May 2 hike. Email johnwasser@hotmail.com.

Hi to all from the 2 of us. We are fine. Living in Newburyport, MA about 30 min north of our 2 1/2 yr old granddaughter which is why we left Bisbee. How are you and how is the town coping? -Ira
1 Papanti Court, Newburyport, MA 01950    (978) 992-7543  


HIKE LEADERS and the number of hikes they led this season...
Carol Chandler - 2
Laura Smith - 1
Brad Edwards - 4
John Broz - 4
Anne Reiniger - 1
Charlie Winters - 1
Doug Reiniger - 2
Sandy Heusman - 1
Larry Milam - 1
John Wasser - 3
Molly Smith - 1
Richard Robinson - 1
Alice Klarke - 1
Steve Sklarow - 1
Ken Heusman - 1
Barry (from HHC) - 1
Susan Mayes - 1
Elizabeth Bernstein - 1

CALENDAR 

Hopefully Muleteam hikes will begin again in 'normal' mode at the end of October.

Have a good summer.

Thanks for hiking with me,

Larry