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| Hiking | 2.82 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 2.82 Miles | 3 Hrs 40 Mns | | 1.17 mph |
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| partners | | Liz, Tim, 9L and I got up at a ridiculous hour of the day to enjoy a spectacular sunrise at the top of Picacho Peak. On our way down we decided that it would be a waste of a day not to do something else, so we headed across the I-10 and grabbed a few delicious carbs at the DQ before the excellent adventure that is the road to the start of the Newman hike. If you ever need to get somewhere on a crazy road, you can't go wrong with Liz as your driver in her Suby.
It was 34 degrees and we headed up the drainage for 10-15 minutes before we all decided to lose a layer or two. In the distance we saw another vehicle headed our way and figured it could only be some crazy Hazzers. It took 9L and me 1:15 to get to the peak, with Tim and Liz a few minutes behind. It was nice to see the other Hazzers arrive a few minutes later. The top was uncomfortably cold, with a steady 30 mph wind. We descended a bit to a sheltered spot below the boneyard that both Bob and I had noticed on the way up.
After 45 min or so of snacking and humor we all headed back down to the saddle. We had a planned fundraiser to attend and decided to head down, while the others headed west toward the lower peak.
I somehow acquired a stack of HAZ stickers a year or two ago, and I keep them in my truck and usually offer them to fellow hikers when I first hike with them. As we were driving out I noticed that the other HAZ vehicle parked out there didn't have a sticker so I decided to do a good deed. Yeah. So that might not have turned out quite as well as I had hoped. Might not do that again.
Hiking-wise however, a good day all around! |
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