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| Hiking | 13.30 Miles |
3,379 AEG |
| | Hiking | 13.30 Miles | 8 Hrs | | 2.00 mph |
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| no partners | | Wendi and I are trying to find hikes in-town and when she brought this one up for a vote I jumped on it. I first came across this hike early in our beginning stages and could remember thinking that we would never be able to do this one, ever. I have a growing interest in what lies west of phoenix so I was excited to finally get some views looking beyond the White Tanks. They didn't disappoint either but the I was really shocked to be able to see Lake Pleasant, I mean the actual lake! My attention had earlier been drawn to an interesting peak but once I knew where Lake Pleasant was I realized the peak was Peak 3465 over in the Hieroglyphics, I still have to finish the last 3/8 of the last mile to complete that hike.
This was a tough hike. Wendi almost went on strike a 1/4 mile or so shy of the top. I have to admit when you first get on the service road I though we were really close but then you get around the bend and another 1/2 mile is revealed and the steepness kind of takes the fight out of ya. We kept going though and I/we(I think) were happy that we did.
Everybody we passed had questions for me, it was strange. Hopefully I don't look like I know what I am doing. Wendi thought it was weird how many people get on a trail and didn't seem to know what was in store. We did pass one couple on the way up, I think they were sharing the burden of carrying a large day pack. When we passed them at about 4.5 miles it was the ladies turn to carry. He and his "Sherpa" (as he puti) had a rough time getting up the first 3 miles, we laughingly agreed with that cause those miles were some real huffers. The views of trail and the canyons are expansive and I am pretty sure that he was actually carrying that big ol' pack up the first 3 miles... I am giving him the benefit of the doubt anyway.
Anyway excellent hike. We hiked 20' passed the cairn for the side route but we had already figured out where were headed so it was pretty obvious that we needed to turn around. Wendi said that she had seen a side trail but it didn't look like any thing that went anywhere...That turned out to be our trail. Miles seem longer on this trail. I got pretty red today. No fauna but for some lizards that started head bobbing me, I head bobbed'm right back! Busy trail, more than I expected. Once on the side trail we didn't see anybody except for some cheaters/work crew in a pick-up truck coming down the service road. I think I could see Vulture's Peak too! |
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