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| Mtn Biking | 17.06 Miles |
767 AEG |
| | Mtn Biking | 17.06 Miles | 3 Hrs 24 Mns | | 6.56 mph |
| 767 ft AEG | 48 Mns Break | 19.5 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | From Escapule TH (Clanton Ranch Section) toward Hereford (Del Valle Section) and back with some looping - Single Track with some Double Track...Mud, Mud, and more Mud - Heavy Rains have taken their toll and the flooding shows as the overgrowth, shifting sands, and erosion are apparent for the durance of the route - a heavy storm the night before last left standing water and mud throughout! Slow going - I hiked about 2 miles of the route as well. Road Runners could be seen numbering 5-10 at a time sprinting down the trail, pacing me well south of San Pedro House in the Riparian. Vermilion Flycatchers were also abundant! I scared up a Diamondback in the late afternoon on the trailside (a hissing / rattling fit sooo loud I didn't go back) after just missing a Baby DB Rattler 50 feet prior in the middle of the trail! Trail conditions made for a real riding adventure close to home as no one had been down this route since the last storm the tracks were well preserved and abundant...riding past most of them in awe, as some were just huge for the area - Ocelot, Jaguar??? Hard to say, not knowing - Bobcats are most prolific and easy to see consistently in the Riparian Zone.
Nearly 45 percent of the 900 total species of birds in North America use the San Pedro at some point in their lives -- and more birds use it now than ever before. In 1995, the American Bird Conservancy recognized San Pedro as its first "globally important bird area" in the United States, dubbing it the "largest and best example of riparian woodland remaining" in the Southwest.
Of course, the San Pedro is renowned for its biodiversity beyond birds; it is also home to 180 species of butterflies, 87 mammals, and 68 reptiles and amphibians. Jaguars and ocelots have been seen in the San Pedro River basin, which is also critical to the long-term survival and recovery of southwestern willow flycatcher, yellow-billed cuckoo, loach minnow, spikedace, and Huachuca water umbel. - The Center for Biological Diversity https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/pro ... index.html
TrainingPeaks: TSS@314 IF@.90 Avg. Heart Rate @156 bpm = an average 64+ mile ride on moderately flat pavement. |
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