Superstition wilderness Thanksgiving backpack

Name:	Superstition wilderness Thanksgiving backpack
Description:	A three day relaxation oriented backpack. The days were short, so, we hiked only about 4 hours each for the first two days, and quick one hour hike out on the third day. The weather was pleasant, mostly sunny with highs probably in the mid to upper 60s. A variable wind was annoying at a time, but, bearable. Once the sun went down, it was cool, but not cold. Warm pants and a fleece or two did the trick. We carried most of our water (1.5 gal/person, which would probably suffice for 2.5 days at a weather like this), however, there were several pools in Barks and LaBarge Canyons (two weeks after heavy rains) and water in LaBarge Spring. We filled about 3/4 gal each at LaBarge. First day, we hiked from Peralta Trailhead to LaBarge Spring via Bluff Spring and Dutchman trails. The climb up Bluff Spring trail took some time and energy, so, I abandoned the idea to continue on Terrapin trail and get to Charlebois Spring in one day. It would be doable if the day was longer and we started earlier. We were at LaBarge Spring at around 3pm after starting at about 11am. We ended the day with a campfire from driftwood from Bluff Spring Canyon and roasted sausages. The second day, we also got a late start, about 10.30am, went on Red Tanks trail and then on Whiskey Spring trail to Miners Summit, and from there down Dutchman trail to a campspot near intersection with Coffee Flat trail. Walking up LaBarge Canyon was relatively easy, and climb up Whiskey Spring trail also went smootly, so, we had a lunch near Miners Summit and arrived at the campsite again around 3pm, with enough time to relax and enjoy an hour of warm sun. Another campfire with test burning of various dead cacti ended the day. Last day we watched a nice sunrise, but still got off only at about 10am, and walked Dutchman trail back to Peralta trailhead in about an hour.
URL:	Superstition wilderness Thanksgiving backpack

Trip Length:	14.37 miles
Total Trip Time:	2 days, 0:27
Total Climbing:	4221 feet
Total Descending:	4221 feet
Average Speed:	0.30 mph

List of images

sup001.jpg 142345 bytes 600 x 800	sup002.jpg 158868 bytes 800 x 600	sup003.jpg 181540 bytes 600 x 800	sup004.jpg 142418 bytes 800 x 600	sup005.jpg 182732 bytes 800 x 600	sup006.jpg 170823 bytes 800 x 600	sup007.jpg 158249 bytes 800 x 600	sup008.jpg 179425 bytes 800 x 600
sup009.jpg 151351 bytes 800 x 600	sup010.jpg 151715 bytes 600 x 800	sup011.jpg 249388 bytes 800 x 600	sup012.jpg 145698 bytes 800 x 600	sup013.jpg 171019 bytes 800 x 600	sup014.jpg 73855 bytes 800 x 600	sup015.jpg 151475 bytes 800 x 600	sup016.jpg 166880 bytes 800 x 600
sup017.jpg 235422 bytes 800 x 600	sup018.jpg 270784 bytes 800 x 600	sup019.jpg 184845 bytes 600 x 800	sup020.jpg 208854 bytes 800 x 600	sup021.jpg 165525 bytes 800 x 600	sup022.jpg 168721 bytes 800 x 600	sup023.jpg 156762 bytes 800 x 600	sup024.jpg 130455 bytes 800 x 600
sup025.jpg 152033 bytes 600 x 800	sup026.jpg 150872 bytes 800 x 600	sup027.jpg 143434 bytes 800 x 600	sup028.jpg 131228 bytes 800 x 600	sup029.jpg 166663 bytes 800 x 600

sup01s.jpg 225319 bytes 1300 x 454	sup02s.jpg 202716 bytes 1424 x 542	sup03s.jpg 224784 bytes 1328 x 531
sup04s.jpg 213540 bytes 1299 x 541	sup05s.jpg 242111 bytes 1314 x 555	sup06s.jpg 404738 bytes 2316 x 556
sup07s.jpg 230246 bytes 1276 x 567	sup09s.jpg 411863 bytes 2401 x 573	sup11s.jpg 239704 bytes 1360 x 562
sup12s.jpg 313892 bytes 1854 x 558	sup13s.jpg 309675 bytes 1799 x 571	sup14s.jpg 309154 bytes 1794 x 574
sup15s.jpg 299676 bytes 1852 x 540	sup16s.jpg 347020 bytes 2002 x 502	sup17s.jpg 238909 bytes 1296 x 564
sup18s.jpg 273302 bytes 1918 x 556	sup19s.jpg 911165 bytes 6318 x 535	sup20s.jpg 277365 bytes 1822 x 575
sup21s.jpg 282373 bytes 1852 x 498	sup22s.jpg 189456 bytes 1232 x 558	sup23s.jpg 180008 bytes 1292 x 558
sup24s.jpg 181010 bytes 1267 x 562	sup25s.jpg 246282 bytes 1951 x 566	sup26s.jpg 155515 bytes 1340 x 574
sup27s.jpg 227983 bytes 1674 x 537	sup28s.jpg 188945 bytes 1735 x 413	sup29s.jpg 254594 bytes 1790 x 562
sup30s.jpg 515754 bytes 3186 x 560	sup31s.jpg 222410 bytes 1295 x 536	sup32s.jpg 328078 bytes 1844 x 572
sup33s.jpg 358124 bytes 1464 x 743	sup34s.jpg 237276 bytes 1320 x 565

sup101.jpg 118460 bytes 800 x 600	sup102.jpg 97126 bytes 600 x 800	sup103.jpg 146485 bytes 800 x 600	sup104.jpg 98747 bytes 800 x 600	sup105.jpg 66119 bytes 800 x 600	sup106.jpg 205912 bytes 600 x 800	sup107.jpg 133729 bytes 600 x 800	sup108.jpg 118761 bytes 800 x 600
sup109.jpg 152543 bytes 800 x 600	sup10s.jpg 233941 bytes 1769 x 518	sup110.jpg 92472 bytes 600 x 800	sup111.jpg 109277 bytes 800 x 600	sup112.jpg 105348 bytes 600 x 800	sup113.jpg 108054 bytes 800 x 600	sup114.jpg 61619 bytes 800 x 600	sup115.jpg 61915 bytes 800 x 600
sup116.jpg 62871 bytes 800 x 600	sup117.jpg 124924 bytes 600 x 800