HIKE LOWER HUNTER CANYON LOOP
Join the Muleteam this Saturday, March 30th for a relatively easy four-mile hike with rolling hills and a mix of sun and shade in Hunter Canyon in the Huachucas. We will begin on East Hunter Canyon Road – just off route 92 in Hereford. We will hike a loop around lower Hunter Canyon following trails, washes and mountain biking trails. We will stop for lunch under a magnificent Cottonwood tree. There will be scenic views of the Huachucas, the Mules and the vast San Pedro Valley. Bring water, snacks & lunch. Dogs on leash are OK. Back early afternoon. Meet March 30th at 9am by the Old Bisbee courthouse fountain to carpool and drive the 40 minutes to the Hunter Canyon Parking lot. For any questions, contact Jim at 802-355-4591 or jim.poulin@yahoo.com.
Join the Muleteam this Saturday, March 30th for a relatively easy four-mile hike with rolling hills and a mix of sun and shade in Hunter Canyon in the Huachucas. We will begin on East Hunter Canyon Road – just off route 92 in Hereford. We will hike a loop around lower Hunter Canyon following trails, washes and mountain biking trails. We will stop for lunch under a magnificent Cottonwood tree. There will be scenic views of the Huachucas, the Mules and the vast San Pedro Valley. Bring water, snacks & lunch. Dogs on leash are OK. Back early afternoon. Meet March 30th at 9am by the Old Bisbee courthouse fountain to carpool and drive the 40 minutes to the Hunter Canyon Parking lot. For any questions, contact Jim at 802-355-4591 or jim.poulin@yahoo.com.
Alternatively, hikers may meet us at about 9:45am at the Hunter Canyon parking lot. Turn west off route 92 on East Hunter Canyon Road – there is no road sign, but Google Maps shows the road. It is a dirt road right where the four lanes on 92 drops to two lanes. Cross the cattle grate and park on the left.
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April 5-7 - Picacho Peak Camp/hike
Start planning for the campout/hike at Picacho Peak State Park. Complete details will be posted next week, but here is the basic plan:
We have reserved the Roadrunner Group Area for tent camping and gathering. If you plan to stay in your RV or camper you cannot park at the group site. Reserve a spot in one of the loops (C is close). The park allows a maximum of six vehicles at Roadrunner, so carpooling is encouraged! Contact Sandy with camping questions at 520-353-5124 or slajudice@yahoo.com.
We will hike to Picacho Peak from the Sunset Vista Trailhead and descend on the Hunter Trail. The total length will be about 5.1 miles, some of it steep and challenging involving ladders and cable railing. Camping isn't required to hike if you can be at the campground by 8:30am. Contact Molly with hiking questions at 520-432-3902 or eeo.source@gmail.com.
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BACKTRACK - Council Rocks
15 hikers were treated to an informative account of the native history surrounding Council Rocks by Charlie Onehorse. Charlie graciously shared his ancestral interpretation behind the pictographs, gave us samples of food foraged from the surrounding land and invited us to join together with gratitude while we sang the Cherokee Morning Song.
12 hikers bravely ventured on through boulder jams and shin daggers to lunch in a wind sheltered rock grotto that had, yet, another small pictograph hidden under a boulder. Afterwards, they scrambled over the saddle, crossed the creek bed to the footpath that led back to the parking area. All arrived safe, but for a few bloody scratches due to bushwhacking through the white thorn acacia. - Carol
Past seasons: Photos 2022-23 - Photos 2021-22
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SIDE'TRACK' - Gold Gulch Racetrack
In past years many of you have accompanied me on the hike I lead from Galena out to the old racetrack on Gold Gulch. I learned some interesting facts recently talking to some Bisbee old-timers. The track itself was constructed in the 1960s for racing cars on the outside oval and motorcycles on the snaky inside course. And yes, it was also used for demolition derbies.
As for the concrete slab where we eat lunch and which we have often wondered about: Apparently it is a remnant of Bisbee's first country club. Judging from this photo, I would say the location seems right. What I was told was that it was burned down by the Wobblies (Industrial Workers of the World) during the 1917 strike. If so, it's a site with a more significant history than I ever realized. - Elizabeth
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CALENDAR 2023-2024
APRIL
5-7 - Picacho Peak hike and campout with Sandy and Molly
13 - Old Bisbee art stairs with Larry
20 - Parker Canyon Lake and optional Sonoita wine tasting with Doug
27 - Miller Peak in the Huachucas with Carol
MAY
4 - Carr House hike & presentation in the Huachucas with Mike Foster
11 - Coronado Cave and season end potluck with Doug
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