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The Window via Ventana, AZ

	2013-03-16
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The Window via Ventana

Tucson, AZ

The Window via Ventana

Tucson, AZ

Hiking	12.80 Miles	4,310 AEG

Hiking	12.80 Miles
	4,310 ft AEG

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Linked

linked

Ventana Canyon Trail #98

Partners

partners

southpawaz

there are a couple of hikes that southpawaz had on his bucket list for the spring, and this was one of them. since i hadn't done any major hikes in a while, so i decided to go ahead and suggest this one. yep, probably a bad idea, but what the hey. i figured i wouldn't make it all the way, and yet i did! i had some severe muscle cramping starting just below the esperero trail junction that didn't stop until dinner, but i pushed through and drank more than four litres of water and a half litre of powerade.

Flora

Flora [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Bigelow Ragged Rock Flower Cliff Fendlerbush Desert Chicory Desert Evening Primrose Desert Globemallow Desert Phlox Fairy Duster Gooding's Verbena Lyreleaf jewelflower Parry's Penstemon Pointleaf Manzanita Rock mustard Wiry Lotus Yellow Salsify

Geology

Geology [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Natural Arch

Culture

Culture [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Cag Shot

Named place

Named place [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Window Rock

Wildflowers Observation Moderate
i say moderate for the trip overall, because there was so little in the way of blooms above the pools. substantial flowers below the pools.

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