Cold Saturday morning (Dec. 21)

olesma · Post by **olesma** » Dec 20 2002 10:48 am

Saturday is a definite go. I have no commitments - no pending projects (other than shopping for my wife's X-mass presents - which, unfortunately, means I need to stay at least semi-local) and a whole lot of hankerin' for a good hike.

I'm open to suggestions - the only thing I don't want to do is Flatiron. I haven't hiked in almost 2 months now and I need a warm up or two before I tackle anything big (a Superstition ridgeline is in the works for me sometime in late January though - never done it before so I'm very excited).

If I get any west side folks, I'm up for a Squaw Peak loop or something I'm less familiar with.

If there are any east side takers I'm game for Peralta or a Weaver's Needle something or other.

Let me know if there is any interest.

ellehcim · Post by **ellehcim** » Dec 20 2002 12:00 pm

What time were you thinking about going?

kurthzone · Post by **kurthzone** » Dec 20 2002 12:51 pm

olesma wrote:
If I get any west side folks, I'm up for a Squaw Peak loop or something I'm less familiar with.

Hey olesma, or any interested, I'm doing the Go-John trail in the Cave Creek recreation area with a group from my church on Saturday. We're leaving the church parking lot at 67th ave and Happy Valley around 7:15 or so and then on to the trail. If you didn't want to drive all the way out west to the parking lot you could just meet us at the trailhead a little before or around 8.

olesma · Post by **olesma** » Dec 20 2002 2:13 pm

ellehcim wrote:What time were you thinking about going?

I wanted to hit the trail at just after first light - say around 7:00 or so.

GTG_AZH · Post by **GTG_AZH** » Dec 20 2002 2:58 pm

I'm up for my Canyon training loop if you are. Meet at the Lincoln parking lot Saturday at 7:00 AM?

GTG

olesma · Post by **olesma** » Dec 20 2002 5:56 pm

That's the ticket. Anybody that want's to join us - its about a 7 mile loop around Squaw Peak. Great fun and good company. Hope to see some folks there.

ellehcim · Post by **ellehcim** » Dec 20 2002 6:17 pm

Sorry to talk like a newbie, and doubt if I will make it, but the "lincoln" parkinglot?

GTG_AZH · Post by **GTG_AZH** » Dec 20 2002 6:28 pm

There's a parking lot at the NE corner of 32nd st and Lincoln for the Quartz Ridge and other trails trailhead. If it's full, then there's the parking lot across the street at the SW corner. It's a great, loop that I've grown to like.

Join us if you can.

GTG

Sredfield · Post by **Sredfield** » Dec 20 2002 6:30 pm

That's two of us, where is Lincoln Parking lot?

GTG_AZH · Post by **GTG_AZH** » Dec 21 2002 11:50 am

Another great hike with Olesma. It was 41 ddegrees when we started. I got some decent pictures of some fog and other things on the trail, I'll post them later. We modified the loop, went clock-wise and took a different way back to the car.

GTG

olesma · Post by **olesma** » Dec 21 2002 4:35 pm

Yep. Good stuff. But not hiking for 2 months, then doing a 7 mile loop will do a number on you. I'm a little stiff right now.

Next up - Peralta, with the cave alternate route next weekend. I'll post for it later.

kurthzone · Post by **kurthzone** » Dec 22 2002 1:46 am

kurthzone wrote:
olesma wrote:
If I get any west side folks, I'm up for a Squaw Peak loop or something I'm less familiar with.
Hey olesma, or any interested, I'm doing the Go-John trail in the Cave Creek recreation area with a group from my church on Saturday. We're leaving the church parking lot at 67th ave and Happy Valley around 7:15 or so and then on to the trail. If you didn't want to drive all the way out west to the parking lot you could just meet us at the trailhead a little before or around 8.

Go-John was a nice hike! Excellent conditions. Could see snow on Four Peaks and other mtns in the distance. Started out cold, but everyone was well layered. Finished in less than two hours. It would have been nice to have a 300 mm zoom lens when I found this red bird sitting on a barrel cactus. I did take a picture and will post it sooner or later, but the bird is just a reddish dot; flew away when I tried to get closer.

Olesma, the hike next week sounds good.

GTG_AZH · Post by **GTG_AZH** » Dec 22 2002 1:32 pm

Here's some pictures I took of the sunrise, fog and someone's Christmas message to all on the Circumference Trail.

http://www.ameritrustinternational.com/gtg/l1.JPG
http://www.ameritrustinternational.com/gtg/l2.JPG
http://www.ameritrustinternational.com/gtg/l3.JPG
http://www.ameritrustinternational.com/gtg/l4.JPG

GTG

olesma · Post by **olesma** » Dec 22 2002 4:28 pm

Those are some nice shots. The sunrise is pretty good, and the other two are fairly good too. What's the deal with the one picture with the big goofy looking dude in the middle of it though? Nice way to ruin an otherwise nice photo.

GTG_AZH · Post by **GTG_AZH** » Dec 23 2002 12:29 pm

What's the deal with the one picture with the big goofy looking dude in the middle of it though?

Sometimes you have to take the bad with the good. Besides, I am sure everyone here is tired of seeing my and everyone else's pictures of ugly... er I mean handsome Hooli.

Beside which, it makes the landscape look nicer in the picture.

GTG

Wiz · Post by **Wiz** » Dec 23 2002 1:45 pm

GTG wrote:
What's the deal with the one picture with the big goofy looking dude in the middle of it though?
Sometimes you have to take the bad with the good. Besides, I am sure everyone here is tired of seeing my and everyone else's pictures of ugly... er I mean handsome Hooli.

Beside which, it makes the landscape look nicer in the picture.

GTG

Are you sure that cute kid in the avatar is yours?

olesma · Post by **olesma** » Dec 26 2002 9:24 pm

I can say in all honesty - he inherited my wife's good looks. Thank heaven.

Cold Saturday morning (Dec. 21)

Cold Saturday morning (Dec. 21)

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Squaw Peak Loop

Licoln parking lot and such

loop again

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pictures and such

goofy dude and such

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