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| Hiking | 23.62 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 23.62 Miles | 7 Hrs 12 Mns | | 3.28 mph |
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| partners | | I stopped at the Gordon Hirabayshi TH to pick up Nicks car and headed on up to the Marshall Gulch trailhead in Summerhaven. He had already started his hike up. It was amazing how many people were out today on Mt. Lemmon. Once at Marshall I stashed his key and was off myself. I didn't bring a map since I had hiked this recently the other direction. Woops, mistake. All was going well until I reached the intersection for the Wilderness of Rocks and the Mt. Lemmon Trail. I had two choices. Mount Lemmon Trail to the right or Mount Lemmon Trail to the Left. 50/50 chances since there is no Arizona Trail sign. I went to the right. Up, up, up and more up. I was thinking as I went up that hill "I don't remember this". Then I reached the intersection up top with the Sutherland Trail. There was a big sign with a map. Hmmm, I wasn't here with Joe. I took a good look at the map and saw that I was on the Arizona Trail. Oh good! Wait a minute. That isn't the current Arizona Trail. It doesn't go up over Mt. Lemmon Summit anymore. I had just hiked 2 miles uphill the wrong way. Rats! Back down I ran when I hurdled a downed tree and cleared it no problem. Well I did but my shoe lace didn't. Straight down I went. Bam! Then the F word came out of my mouth on full volume.
Okay no reason to get upset here. So I got up dusted myself off and continued on my journey. This time I went the right way. Soon enough Romero Pass came and once again an intersection with no AZT signs. Actually come to think of it this is the transition between passage 11 and passage 12. Not as much as a little Arizona Trail sticker or sign anywhere in sight. Fortunately this time I made the right choice. Pretty soon I ran into Nick. He was a welcome sight because I was afraid I may have missed him with my wrong turn. Anyway we chatted for a minute and then went on our respective ways. The late afternoon sun was taking its toll and it was getting toasty. Overall, with the exception of the wrong turn and the fall I really enjoyed this hike. Thanks for the help with this one Frick.
On a side note. Personally if you ask me the Arizona Trail should really transition passages at Marshall Gulch. After all there is parking there and even an Arizona Trail sign. Romero Pass doesn't have either. Just my 2 cents though. |
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