Superstition Wilderness, AZ 4/23-4/25 2010

**drewboy** · 04-28-2010, 16:59

We had Tom Clark, a fellow poster on the BPL forums, travel out from PA to Phoenix on a business trip last weekend, and a few of us took him out to the Superstition Wilderness for a fun 3 day backpacking adventure. It was a little bit instructional for Tom as we were all avid hammock campers, and we were throwing around a lot of the slang and new techniques that are regularly discussed in these forums. Tom was a heck of a nice guy and we all had a great time. He posted a really nice and detailed trip report on the BPL forums, linked below. Since there was a lot of hanging going on, I thought it would be nice to share it here too. Tom is also a hammock camper and owns a Hennessy, but he elected this trip to bring along a pad and bivy and go ultralight. We found some really nice hanging spots out there, particularly on the second night at Fish Creek.

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-...=271057#271057

**pgibson** · 04-28-2010, 17:19

Excellent trip report, Thanks for posting the link Drewboy. I will have to get down there sometime to hike, Love hiking the desert.

**Rook** · 04-28-2010, 17:25

Originally Posted by pgibson

Excellent trip report, Thanks for posting the link Drewboy. I will have to get down there sometime to hike, Love hiking the desert.

We're doing our Arizona Hang #4 this weekend...

**te-wa** · 04-28-2010, 17:26

but not in the desert, in the transition zone @ 6,000'

**mbiraman** · 04-28-2010, 18:17

Great trip report and pics. I love seeing Arizona, so alien to my environment. I think i'd wilt in the heat.

**dejoha** · 04-28-2010, 18:37

Great trip report. Thanks for sharing! I can't wait to get out there!

**pgibson** · 04-28-2010, 18:40

Originally Posted by Rook

We're doing our Arizona Hang #4 this weekend...

Would love to come but maybe in the fall, things are busy at the moment.

**drewboy** · 04-28-2010, 19:52

Thanks for the comments guys. Last weekend was a blast - I'm still buzzing about it. Any and all visitors are welcome. We like to get out backpacking a LOT down here, and welcome any excuse to plan another trip. As the weather warms up, we'll head further up the transition zone towards other higher elevation locales. AZ has a huge and diverse number of climate zones to choose from, all within a couple hours of driving. I'll work on getting more trip reports posted as we enter the summer backpacking season.

Excellent trip report, Thanks for posting the link Drewboy. I will have to get down there sometime to hike, Love hiking the desert.

Great trip report and pics. I love seeing Arizona, so alien to my environment. I think i'd wilt in the heat.

Great trip report. Thanks for sharing! I can't wait to get out there!

**Cranky Bear** · 04-28-2010, 20:16

Great trip report! Watched the vid's n all, it was good stuff!

**Rook** · 04-28-2010, 21:13

Andy,

Thanks again for letting me join in on the trip. It was great to get away for 3 days/2 nights instead of the typical 2 day/1 night. Glad Tom came out for "business". Always nice to meet new people.