I Underestimated This Trail in Arizona's Forgotten Mountains

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I went backpacking in Arizona's forgotten Goldfield Mountains, and it was way more than I bargained for! Few people spend the night in the Goldfields, favoring their highly popular neighbor the Superstition Mountains. In fact when I called the ranger to ask about this trail he said he'd never heard of anyone spending the night out there. Of course this intrigued me so I set off for two days of wild hiking in this overlooked section of the Arizona desert. This is a brutal trail, and for most of the loop I attempted there is no trail at all! The difficulty of bushwhacking and navigating through this wild desert meant that night set in before I could find camp, forcing me to search for a spot to set up my tent in the dark...

Intro: 00:00
Backpacking in Arizona's forgotten mountains - Day 1: 1:21
Backpacking in Arizona's forgotten mountains - Day 2: 25:57
Why I love LMNT electrolytes (sponsor): 28:20
Backpackin in Arizona's forgotten mountains. - Day 2 (con't): 29:21
Outro: 35:35

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