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Arizona at last! Spring and my 16th year of doing this - having only missed '92. Here I am camped north of Arrastra mountain wilderness in western Arizona near my usual shortcut into Wikieup. A dry winter... and a little rain just a month earlier brought out some greenery, but not as much as most years. Though compared to how dry the areas around the KofA were - south and closer to Interstate 10 - there was plenty of flowering plants.
On my way for a weeklong backpack trip into the Mazatzal wilderness. An area I had travelled in 2001 - and had throughly enjoyed. The Verde Valley north of a place called Sheep bridge is, I think, one of the best desert hikes around. Truly diverse flora and fauna along the good sized Verde River. There is something amazing about a year-round river in the desert with plenty of desert life along with it. |
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