Written by Eric Fiorvante, Wild Stew Field Crew Member.
This hitch brought the Wild Stew Field Crew to the Huachuca Mountains of southeastern Arizona. We cut through the brush on a large portion of the Miller Canyon and Carr Peak trails, as well as restoring some tread on both trails that was beginning to wear away. Both are very well used trails in the Miller Peak Wilderness, part of the Coronado National Forest.
The beginning of the hitch was focused on the steep Miller Canyon, widening the corridor for easier access to hikers and packers. This trail descends from the Crest Trail/Arizona Trail at the accurately named Bathtub Spring, where we got all our water on this hitch. We brushed out the densest section of overgrowth, the upper 0.8 mile of the Miller Peak Trail, and also repaired tread and rebuilt 9 drains here.
On Saturday, work began on the Carr Peak trail. We made quick progress in the first mile, which we completely retreaded almost exactly a year ago and were just touching up regrowth, but after the trail passed the spur to Carr Peak itself and started descending the mountain, the aspens, gambel oak, and mountain maple trees became much more dense. Cutting back the brush on this part of the trail was especially needed, and we felt the progress being made each day on the hike back to camp.
At the end of our last day in the Huachucas, we finished brushing 1.9 miles in total of the Carr Peak trail. We left our beautiful campsite and hiked down the mountain on a far more enjoyable trail than we started with.
Sunshine & Snowstorms 
on the Highline Trail
