[Az-Geocaching] Peralta trail to Canyon lake

[Roping The Wind]

>From: "joe Highley" <>
>Reply-To: listserv at azgeocaching.com
>To: az-geocaching at listserv.azgeocaching.com
>Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Peralta trail to Canyon lake
>Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:41:26 -0700
>
>Does anyone have waypoints for the peralta trail hike to canyon lake?  
>trail
>102 to 103?  Thanks, Joe, Just hike

Hey Joe,

I think I might have the coordinates for waypoints along the route. I will 
have to look and see. Really busy with business today, but will get around 
to it tomorrow and see if I have them. The hike is about 14 miles one way. 
You actually have to pick up trail 104 for a short bit there in the middle. 
You start at Peralta Trailhead and take trail 102 to Fremont Saddle (near 
Weavers Needle). Beyond here, you will need to take trail 104 for a short 
bit before connecting with trail 103 (boulder canyon trail). 102 and 103 
don't connect. It is an awsome full day hike. Pretty much need a vehicle 
parked on each end. Too bad there arent any caches allowed in the wilderness 
anymore, because there could be some great caches back there. FYI... there 
is one cache still back there. It is on Black Mesa. It was turned into a 
virtual. But the actual cache is still there. The container is in good shape 
still too. I found it last winter, so assuming it is still there. You could 
get this cache on this hike if you take a slightly different route. From 
trail 102 and fremont saddle, drop down to 104 and then pick up the Black 
Mesa trail (dont know the trail # off hand) and that will take you to the 
cache. From there, you continue north into Garden Valley and you can pick up 
Second Water Trail and take that east to trail 103 and then continue on to 
Canyon Lake.

Anyways, if you dont already have it... I will highly recommend a great book 
on the Superstition Wilderness Area. It has maps of all the hiking trails 
and some great reading and information on each idividual hike. I would 
consider it a must have for anyone doing any serious hiking in the Sups. It 
is called "The Hikers Guide to the Superstition Wilderness Area'. You can 
probably pick it up anywhere. I know most bookstores in Apache Junction 
would likely have it. Goldfield Ghost town has it in the book section there 
too. In fact that book might have coordinates in it. ???

Anyways, if you want a hiking partner... Id be up for this hike!

Scott
Team Ropingthewind

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