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| | Hiking | 18.65 Miles | 6 Hrs 33 Mns | | 3.22 mph |
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| partners | | Nice easy 18-mile stroll. Ponderosas were beautiful, smelled great and sounded great in the wind. Despite my hunch that this was going to be the first segment I couldn't find a cactus, I was pleasantly surprised to find two very small prickly pear at one of the lower elevation spots on the trip.
Great day out with the AZT crew. I think we have roped Nick into joining us on these now, despite the fact he has a little catching up to do! Four Loko is now Cinko Loko I guess 
Hike ended with a view from the Grandview Tower, thanks to the young intern who let us in to see his setup. We were able to see views of Red Butte, Humphreys and Kendrick, and Bill Williams. We also were able to see some sweet canyon views.
Great wildlife views, though mostly from our driving adventures. Saw about 2 dozen elk, one pack of 5 females and another with 7. Saw my first two antelope, which was a real treat...wow they are quick.
A short-cut out of the area back to US180 that we thought would save us 30 minutes' drive actually ended up costing us 4 hours more, as the forest service road put us onto the Navajo Nation, where the roads did whatever they pleased, regardless of our GPS maps for where they were supposed to go. After following one after another and roads getting worse and worse, we finally raised the white flag and headed all the way back that we came from. ](https://hikearizona.com/dex2/images/smilies/eusa_wall.gif "Brick wall") Chalk it up to a learning experience ... "forest service roads good, Navajo roads BAD." We finished our hike at 3:30pm to start the drive home, and I finally got home around midnight. Thanks to Denny for getting me home, and tolerating me  on you by accident for a little bit there! |
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| "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." — Henry David Thoreau |
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