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DESTINATION Newman Peak Trail 28 Photosets 2015-12-15 2015-04-05 2015-04-05 2015-03-01 2015-03-01 2015-03-01 2015-03-01 2006-01-04
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| HAZ Member rwstorm's 1,034 Photosets 2006-07-30 2006-05-01 2006-04-02 2006-03-13 2006-02-27 2006-02-25 2006-02-13 2006-01-04 2005-12-04 2005-11-26 2005-10-22 2005-10-14 2005-09-08 2005-09-04 2005-08-27 2005-08-21 2005-07-24 2005-07-23 2005-07-11 2005-03-20
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She had moved from the Ak Chin area to a new house off Missile Base Road, not too far away, in the spring of 2005. I helped her fix up the old place for sale and get settled in the new place on my visits. It was a 102 mile drive to her old place and it got better at 38 miles to the new one, but alas, this is as close as we could ever get. I finally came to accept that this was a one way love affair and pulled the plug on it. Since we were both dedicated hikers I knew she would be going up Newman, but I wanted to beat her up her "neighborhood" peak. 
Interestingly, we had a couple good hikes to Coyote Peak as well that will always be fond memories. Coyote in many ways is like Newman: a rugged remote area with an old mystery pack route to the top. Lots of plant life to deal with that will bloody you up real good. Both are great route finding adventures for those who like those kind of hikes.
And so, this is how I learned of this western approach that I have now shared with HAZ. 
