Seguaro and Chiricahua -A different kind of trip report

**JerryW** · 02-01-2011, 23:48

What an enjoyable read. Great pics, too. Thanks, fin!

Jerry

**GrizzlyAdams** · 02-01-2011, 23:56

thanks for the great trip report fin!
nasty blisters guy

**fin** · 02-02-2011, 01:29

Originally Posted by GrizzlyAdams

nasty blisters guy

Amazing how gorilla tape works for those - didn't suffer too bad until the very last day in Seguaro, after about 17 miles of our 18.5 mile jaunt. The last half mile was miserable.

I wanted to work in my new boots, and I did.

**gargoyle** · 02-02-2011, 01:39

Originally Posted by fin

Amazing how gorilla tape works for those - didn't suffer too bad until the very last day in Seguaro, after about 17 miles of our 18.5 mile jaunt. The last half mile was miserable.

I wanted to work in my new boots, and I did.

Softening the leather with blood does wonders..

Good report. Thanks fin!

**MacEntyre** · 02-02-2011, 06:57

Very nice pictures, Fin!

This is a strange find...

**Carver** · 02-02-2011, 07:56

The fire extinguisher may have been from a helicopter helispot and failed to make the last load out.

**MacEntyre** · 02-02-2011, 08:03

Book, it's on a small concrete pad on the hillside. Would a helo drop spot be constructed in such a permanent manner?

If I saw it, I would instinctively check the gauge to see if it still had pressure!

**Carver** · 02-02-2011, 08:24

Mac, there may be a patrol cabin nearby. They are often hidden from the public. It is still just a guess, for there are many projects out there that are started but never finished.

**Felecia** · 02-02-2011, 09:22

Very NICE! Reminds me to not take what beauty we have for granted.

**fin** · 02-02-2011, 09:49

There was a helicopter pad, just a cleared area on top of a knob. The fire extinguisher was on top of a stump, not concrete. Manning Camp is the main base for the backcountry Rangers in Seguaro - they have a cabin there. I thought it was odd that the extinguisher was there as well - I like odd things. Here is another odd thing I saw on my travels: