Story:
I wanted to hike this trail for a couple of reasons. First, I hadn't been on it for 2 or 3 years. Second, it had rained all of the previous week, and I knew there would be some waterfalls to see and hear.
I don't think this is an official Forest Service trail, but a lot of people seem to hike on it. I only went to the halfway point on this hike, which is a sort of a platform bordered by hoodoos. Since it wasn't created by the Forest Service, it follows a very direct path instead of using switchbacks. In other words, it's steep. I think my GPS data logger wasn't able to navigate towards the top of the hike, because GPS signals were blocked by narrow canyon walls. If you look at the altitude vs. distance graph, you will still get an idea for how the trail gets steep towards the halfway point. If you're like me, you'll be stopping frequently to enjoy the scenery and catch your breath.
There were puffy clouds during most of the hike. They make nice pictures if you use HDRI. A lot of the pictures seem repetitious, but the mountains are pretty and I couldn't resist taking lots of pictures.
I wanted to hike this trail for a couple of reasons. First, I hadn't been on it for 2 or 3 years. Second, it had rained all of the previous week, and I knew there would be some waterfalls to see and hear.
I don't think this is an official Forest Service trail, but a lot of people seem to hike on it. I only went to the halfway point on this hike, which is a sort of a platform bordered by hoodoos. Since it wasn't created by the Forest Service, it follows a very direct path instead of using switchbacks. In other words, it's steep. I think my GPS data logger wasn't able to navigate towards the top of the hike, because GPS signals were blocked by narrow canyon walls. If you look at the altitude vs. distance graph, you will still get an idea for how the trail gets steep towards the halfway point. If you're like me, you'll be stopping frequently to enjoy the scenery and catch your breath.
There were puffy clouds during most of the hike. They make nice pictures if you use HDRI. A lot of the pictures seem repetitious, but the mountains are pretty and I couldn't resist taking lots of pictures.
Tips:
If you hike this trail after a rainstorm. wear shoes with very good traction. Portions of the trail are on steep inclines of bare rock, which can be wet and slippery for days after rain.
If you hike this trail after a rainstorm. wear shoes with very good traction. Portions of the trail are on steep inclines of bare rock, which can be wet and slippery for days after rain.
Tags:
Superstition Mountains, Superstition Wilderness, arizona
Superstition Mountains, Superstition Wilderness, arizona
Comments (3)
I'm sorry to hear that he's gone. I suppose that if you could pick a place to go, that might be it. I'll have to check the box the next time I'm out there.
by art.mergatroid on Feb 01, 2010
the very next day James Francis Flory 80 left his last foot prints near Carney Springs. He hiked almost every trail head there was to hike, some many times as he did Peralta. You can see his guest book if you goggle James Flory, Saginaw. You can see a tribute we left in the sign in box at the start of the trail where he signed in...the later is still blank.
He was a hikers hiker in all ways. Missed by family and friends.
by gator451 on Feb 01, 2010
He was a hikers hiker in all ways. Missed by family and friends.
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