Council Rocks

COUNCIL ROCKS HIKE

Join the Muleteam this Saturday for a hike starting at Council Rocks in the Dragoons. This moderate 2 1/2 hour hike will include a bit of rock scrambling and bushwhacking. Bring water & lunch. Meet January 29 at 9:00 a.m. by the Old Bisbee courthouse fountain to caravan (about 90 minutes each way).  Also, if more convenient for those in Sierra Vista and points north, you may want to meet the group at the entrance of Middlemarch Rd. off Hwy 80 at 9:30. For more details contact Carol at chandlercarolpsk@gmail.com or 413-667-8760.

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BACKTRACK - Galena to Gold Gulch Road

Muleteam welcomed some new hikers among the fourteen human and two canine participants in this local hike. Near the beginning we took in the underappreciated Galena Park. From there the route gave us some unfamiliar perspectives on familiar places – from Galena to Bakerville by footpath, and then through Warren on an old railbed. We paralleled Airport Road, again on dirt, until we got to Gold Gulch Road. Our lunch spot was a large concrete slab whose history we puzzle over every year. Next to it is a dirt track which we are told hosted demolition derbies back in the day. We headed back the way we came, with some taking alternate routes home or stopping at Vista Park. Another good day out-of-doors! - Elizabeth

Photo album at muleteam.shutterfly.com

SIDETRACK - Bisbee Bikeways

Local non-profit organization Bisbee Bikeways is working to create a network of pathways for bicycling, walking, and other uses. The City Council has approved one of the options developed in their feasibility study, for a path around the Lavender Pit. The organizers report in the Observer that they are working on a grant to fund its final design and construction, and that a local resident has agreed to match any funds they raise in order to make the application more competitive. They are accepting donations for that purpose during January.

CALENDAR 

Feb 5 - Boston Mill with Sandy and Ken

Feb 12 - Perimeter Trail with Brad

Feb 19 - Guindani Trail with Monica

Feb 26 - ?

Mar 5 - ?

Mar 12 - Cochise Stronghold with Doug

Mar 19 - ?

Mar 26 - Ramsey Canyon with Brad

Apr 2 - Parker Canyon Lake with Sue S. and John W.

Apr 9 - Rucker Canyon with Molly 

Keep on trekking,

Elizabeth

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