Jun 14, 2018 — This ended up being more of a wandering fun sort of thing within Quartz Mountain State Park. I intended to head up the Black Jack Pass, but most of the trail was so overgrown that I couldn't even follow it. So, instead, I scrambled to the high point known as Baldy Point, continued down its north ridge, and then attempted to find a route into the valley leading to Black Jack Pass, with no luck and therefore just wandered around on the hillsides for a bit. My convoluted map upload shows the gereral (though cleaned up) route I took, and a map that they have posted at the trailhead, with my notes. It's a really beautiful area, but the trail system needs some work.
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