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Mount Ian Loop, AZ
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9 by photographer avatarcindyl
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Mount Ian Loop, AZ 
Mount Ian Loop, AZ
 
Hiking10.08 Miles 3,958 AEG
Hiking10.08 Miles
3,958 ft AEG
 
1st trip
i do believe i have such a love-hate relationship with the old baldy trail. i just wish it didn't hate me so much when i love it so... :lone: :kf: the last time i was up the old baldy trail (when i summitted wrightson with randy about a month ago), i counted the switchbacks from josephine saddle to old baldy saddle: 42 (or 43, depending on which way you count it). this made me feel a little better when i reached 37, but the cramps in my legs did not. it was nice and cool on saturday morning, making me drink less water than i should have, precipitating these cramps. i was so happy to finally be up at the saddle, since most of the work was done at that point - and then the clif gel shot of double espresso that bobby gave me perked me right up :GB: for the rest of the hike.

after a break at baldy saddle, we headed up the crest trail for about a half mile, then bushwhacked up to the ridge. oh my, what a view! but we weren't there yet. we had another half-mile of really fun ridgeline to follow before we found our mark. i was dubious it was even mount ian, but the gps didn't lie. i recognized the last names in the summit log: joel and belinda norby back in april. the summit register jar has shattered, and the mice have started in on the plastic bags - so that thing needs to be replaced (and might i suggest something other than glass? :M2C: )

after my peak beer, we headed back down to the crest trail to the most malapropos named "pine" saddle. it was a nice meadow (no pines), and we cut off the trail here to go down to the four springs trail (and where we hit that trail, incidentally, was covered in pines). i was very pleased that we were going down this trail, as it was STEEP. then we finally hit the kent springs trail (an old jeep road, ugh), before finally taking the pipeline trail to the super trail back to the cars.

many thanks to randy for putting a bug in my ear about this peak, as it is definitely worthy. there are beautiful views, and a great hike. and of course, bobby (southpawaz), i couldn't have done it without you; you have the patience of job. what a great day! :DANCE:
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Wildflowers Observation Light

water 1 out of 5water less than maxwater less than maxwater less than max Bellows Spring Dripping Dripping
full, but barely dripping.

dry Kent Spring Dry Dry
there was a little bit of murky water.

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water less than maxwater less than max Sylvester Spring Quart per minute Quart per minute
such beautiful clean water!
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There are just two switchbacks left. And another half-mile to the destination...
 
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