So, I picked up some cooking fuel at the Phoenix REI, bought a map, drove to the trailhead and set off. I would hike out through Needle Canyon, passing the Weaver’s Needle. The third day would lead me through Peter’s Canyon across Peter’s Mesa back into La Barge Canyon. From there, I would head through Upper La Barge Canyon along the Hoolie Bacon Trail, touch the Tortilla trailhead (really, Tortilla and bacon?!), and spend the night at Kane Spring. I would start at the Peralta trailhead toward Whiskey Springs, where I planned to stay the first night. ![]() ![]() On the flight, I figured out my final route. I got a copy of “Hiker’s Guide to the Superstition Wilderness” By J Carlson and E Stewart, packed my stuff, and went to Phoenix. In any case, I identified the Superstition Wilderness 60 miles East of Phoenix as my destination. What better idea than to head out for a 3 1/2 day solo backpack trip before the meeting in January 2008? I had backpacked a whopping three times before: a 2-nighter in Grand Canyon in 1997, a weeklong Yosemite trip with guide in 2005, and a 2007 Sierra National Outing in the Nankoweap area of Grand Canyon (which Backpacker Magazine a month later declared the most difficult trail in Grand Canyon, but that wasn’t in the brochure …). Scheduled to attend a conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, I thought it might be a good idea to take my first vacation after starting a new job. ![]() It was a spontaneous idea which turned into an unplanned spirit quest.
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