Council Rocks

COUNCIL ROCKS HIKE
Join the Muleteam this Saturday, April 1 for a hike starting at Council Rocks in the scenic Dragoon Mtns. with dramatic boulder formations & pictographs and including a talk about the area's Apache history. This moderate 3 mile loop path will include some rock scrambling and bushwhacking. Bring water & lunch. Meet April 1 at 9am by the Old Bisbee courthouse fountain to carpool (about 90 minutes each way). Free, but gas donation is appreciated. For more details contact Carol at chandlercarolpsk@gmail.com or 413-667-8760.

Also, if more convenient for those in Sierra Vista and points north, contact Carol to meet the group at the entrance of Middlemarch Rd. off Hwy 80 about 9:30.

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BACKTRACK - Miller Peak
Ten hikers started out at Coronado parking lot to begin the 5.3 mile (one way) trek up to Miller Peak. Eight breathless hikers scrambled through patches of snow as they neared the summit. At the top they were rewarded with a 360 degree hazy view of Mexico and Cochise County, and the knowledge that they accomplished an elevation gain of approximately 4000'. The weather was sunny, breezy and cold. On the way back down the group passed quite a few backpackers heading northward with the intent to complete the Arizona Crest trail. - Carol


More photos from this hike and all current season Muleteam photos are at Photos 2022-23. Add yours.
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SIDETRACK - Muleteam Shirts
Ordered shirts are now available for pickup Saturdays before a hike at the courthouse fountain.
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FLASHBACK - April 2007 - Miller Peak trailhead
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REMAINING SEASON 2022-2023

APRIL
7-8 - Chiricahua overnight at Turkey Creek with Carol
15 - Parker Canyon Lake and wine tasting with Doug
22 - Wood Canyon Plus with Lindsay Susan and Deb
29 - Hike and Carr House presentation with Mike Foster

MAY
6 - Palominas San Pedro hike and farewell picnic with Ken


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Miller Peak

CONQUER MILLER PEAK 
Join the Muleteam this Saturday at the earlier time of 8am for a hike to the highest peak in the Huachuca Mountains for a spectacular view of the area. This trail from Montezuma Pass has a challenging elevation gain and 10.6 miles total distance, but anyone has the option to stop on the way and wait for others to return. Bring water, lunch, and maybe a walking stick. Back late afternoon. Meet March 25 at 8am by the Old Bisbee courthouse fountain to carpool. Free, but gas donation is appreciated. For more details contact Carol at chandlercarolpsk@gmail.com or 413-667-8760.

Option to meet at the trailhead at Montezuma Pass parking lot about 8:45

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BACKTRACK - Joe's Canyon
A group of 13 hikers and no dogs (park service policy) started out on the hike along the Joe's Canyon Trail to Coronado Peak. To those who are wary of the number 13, our hike did encounter a degree of bad luck when the wind started kicking up along with what would have been a high temperature in about mid fifties without wind. The conditions were barely manageable for hikers in motion without extra clothing, but stops were distinctly unpleasant. 
If hikers had been informed before arriving that morning, of the intention to have four stops to regroup along the trail, they would more likely have brought that extra clothing, but the description with that intention failed to be posted to the Muleteam blogspot by the responsible party despite being sent in with sufficient time to spare. 
Those without extra clothing, which turned out to be most hikers, understandably decided not to stop to regroup at designated locations, and the hikers quickly got spread out with only one short frigid regrouping after the group photo fortunately was taken before the weather deteriorated. In addition to windchill, the skies turned from completely clear at the beginning, to mostly sunny for the rest of the hike. 
The only sighting of interest was the unsightly network of unfinished roads which had been gouged into the landscape in full view from the trail above. Nonexistent only a few years before, the roads were intended to be used to transport heavy equipment and materials for completing the  section of Border Wall along the southern boundary of the National Memorial. The wall itself has not yet been completed owing to sudden changes in the political climate just prior to its construction-- a moratorium which will providentially become permanent. 
All of those who wanted to reach the shelter at the top of the Coronado Peak summit were able to do so, but even they started a return without even a brief snack break at the top. We all trickled back to the visitor center trailhead over a period of an hour, the last being the leader and one other, who found everyone else on the hike to have already left.  - Brad

All current season Muleteam photos are now at Photos 2022-23. Add yours.
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SIDETRACK

Muleteam Shirts
Ordered shirts are now available for pickup Saturdays before a hike at the courthouse fountain.

Photo Archive Deadline
Before March 27 save your favorite past photos from muleteam.shutterfly.com.
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FLASHBACK - 2009 - Miller Peak hike in April blizzard!
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REMAINING SEASON 2022-2023

APRIL
1 - Council Rocks in the Dragoons with Carol
7-8 - Chiricahua overnight at Turkey Creek with Carol
15 - Parker Canyon Lake and wine tasting with Doug
22 - Wood Canyon Plus with Lindsay Susan and Deb
29 - Hike and Carr House presentation with Mike Foster

MAY
6 - Palominas San Pedro hike and farewell picnic with Ken


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Joe's Canyon

HIKE JOE'S CANYON TRAIL TO CORONADO PEAK 
Join the Muleteam this Saturday March 18th 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 18th at 9am by the County Courthouse fountain in Old Bisbee for a 30-minute drive to the Visitor Center. Carpooling is encouraged. Free, but contributions are appreciated. For more details contact Brad at bradward.j3@juno.com or call 432-2476.
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BACKTRACK - Mural* Hill
15 people and Kala the dog hiked across the desert up rocky paths and old mining roads in the Mule Mountains of Old Bisbee. Thank you to Brad who left ahead of the group and did some trail pruning. We met up with him and Susan at the hill (which made 17 of us), and a few hikers remained at the base of the hill to avoid the steep climb to the top. Dawn did the hike with a ukulele on her back, and after lunch she sang a song** for us that she wrote about the Muleteam. And on our return no one got lost! - Larry

**Listen to Dawn's Muleteam song. https://youtu.be/8ZuI24VdOj8 
Please listen, comment, share & subscribe to my channel. (I post 2-3 new songs a week, many on universal subjects, love, nature, many about the desert. “Fly with the Vultures” will be out later this week, stay tuned!) Much gratitude. - Dawn

*Lindsay discovered that 'mural' limestone is a geological description. 

All current season Muleteam photos are now at Photos 2022-23. Add yours.
Before March 25 save your favorite past photos from muleteam.shutterfly.com.
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SIDETRACK - Muleteam Shirts
Ordered shirts are now available for pickup Saturdays before a hike at the courthouse fountain.
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LAUGHTRACK
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REMAINING SEASON 2022-2023

MARCH
25 - Miller Peak in the Huachucas with Carol

APRIL
1 - Council Rocks in the Dragoons with Carol
7-8 - Chiricahua overnight at Turkey Creek with Carol
15 - Parker Canyon Lake and wine tasting with Doug
22 - Wood Canyon Plus with Lindsay Susan and Deb
29 - Hike and Carr House presentation with Mike Foster

MAY
6 - Palominas San Pedro hike and farewell picnic with Ken


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Mural Hill

HIKE TO MURAL HILL
Join the Muleteam this Saturday, March 11 from Old Bisbee to the edge of the high flat-top mountain best seen from the traffic circle. This trail of desert path and unused dirt road is a mostly uphill walk with a short, steep scramble to the top and thorny in places. It's about 7 miles total with a wonderful view from the crest. Bring water and lunch. Back mid-afternoon. Meet March 11 at 9am by the Old Bisbee courthouse fountain to start the hike. Free. For more details contact Larry at larryjmilam@gmail.com or 520-224-4951.

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BACKTRACK - Fairbank Picnic
Our 13th Annual San Pedro Riverside Hike & Picnic couldn't have been more successful. 20 Mules and two dogs started on an absolutely perfect day: sunny and warm (hitting the 70s). We explored the Fairbank Cemetery and the Grand Central Mill and at riverside found a comfortable shady place to spread out under a large cottonwood tree. Great food and drink (Laura's Margarita was a big hit). After lunch six hikers and one dog backtracked the way we came, and the rest followed the loop trail along the river and railroad track back to Fairbank town. We all got home by 3:00pm, well-fed and happy. - Doug

another photo on a wall...
All current season Muleteam photos are now at Photos 2022-23. Add yours.
Before March 25 save your favorite past photos from muleteam.shutterfly.com.
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SIDETRACK - First Aid Training Update
Back in December, Larry had a great idea that, in view of the recent serious injury on the Ridge Trail and the real possibility that someone else may be hurt on a Muleteam hike, we should explore getting some training for those who are interested. I arranged for Dave Perry with Bisbee Fire/EMS to meet us on Saturday December 3 at 9:00am the Courthouse. Dave was in charge of CPR and Emergency medical training. Dave give us a short introduction to his program. Soon thereafter, we reached out to those who would be interested, and the format and scheduling for training. The general consensus was that a one-time two-hour training at the Firehouse on Tombstone Canyon Road on a Sunday would be preferable. I followed up with Dave a few times and was never able to get a firm day or time because he said that his schedule changed weekly. 
Today - February 26th - I called for Dave and was informed that he was no longer with Bisbee Fire. There is a new EMS/First Aid person (Gus Campillo) who has just come on. I left my contact info, and will stay on top of this, hoping that we can set up a training for the Muleteam and others who would be interested in the near future. I’ll keep everyone updated on Blogspot.
Doug Reiniger  (520) 432-0307  reiniger@wyoming.com
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FLASHBACK - Snowy trail to Mural Hill - Jan 2019
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REMAINING SEASON 2022-2023

MARCH
18 - Joe's Canyon in the Huachucas with Brad
25 - Miller Peak in the Huachucas

APRIL
1 - Council Rocks in the Dragoons with Carol
7-8 - Chiricahua overnight at Turkey Creek with Carol
15 - Parker Canyon Lake and wine tasting with Doug
22 - Wood Canyon Plus with Lindsay Susan and Deb
29 - Hike and Carr House presentation with Mike Foster

MAY
6 - Palominas San Pedro hike and farewell picnic with Ken


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