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| Hiking | 16.90 Miles |
1,600 AEG |
| | Hiking | 16.90 Miles | 6 Hrs 45 Mns | | 3.05 mph |
| 1,600 ft AEG | 1 Hour 12 Mns Break | 16 LBS Pack | | |
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| partners | | This segment exceeded my expectations. The first mile or so is somewhat painful due to low lying catclaw type bushes. Heard a rattler in the grass at 1.1mi but did not see her. Moving on this one is really cool for about ten miles. One of the guys said the movie Oklahoma was filmed in the area.
GPSdaddy surprised us all by showing up with a route loaded into his Garmin 
When Denny sets his mind on a task it just better watch out I tell ya!
Bruce wanted us to bake with a darn near crack o'noon start. It was a sauna for the most part with the recent rains. It didn't matter this one was a winner. Arizona Caltrop was kickin', painting the hills with summer poppies! The creeks were running! A huge cascade was rocking and a man made waterfall slipped this puppy into overdrive!
Okay the creek thing got a tad annoying after countless crossings. Keeping dry just wasn't in the cards. I invented the pogoJoe hop where you keep one foot dry. Ten crossing later all the homies were doing it. It's unfortunate that wasn't captured on video.
We pressed on further than the half way mark and found an awesome lunch spot. Huge shade trees and a light creek flow set the atmosphere. Of course I obliged offering my singing talent to further enhance the situation. Not sure about some of the objects tossed in my direction, figured it was a form of flattery.
The six miles after lunch were a tad toasty and basically a sweat fest. Near the final furlong a group of ladies in Bruce's mid 90's age bracket rooted him on. That was pretty cool and put a smile on his face. I had a great time, thanks everyone!
Video of the cascade cracking like thunder in the jungle
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