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| | Hiking | 7.22 Miles | 4 Hrs 30 Mns | | 1.60 mph |
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| no partners | | After working five beyond overtime days I'd opted to check out the Moodypoint Trail after Randal brought it to my attention. Of course 1AM rolls around and I slept though all three alarms to 3:30am. So I opted for the shorter loop here and headed out.
The drive alone based on a scale of 1 to 5 is either a 37 or 38. The views are great and it's an easy ride. There's some new serious highways since I was even in this area maybe five? years ago, no wonder people are actually moving to Young. This is nothing like going to the Four Peaks where you are practically worn out from the ride alone.
I didn't get to capture the sunrise (which I thrive for now) but it all worked out as it didn't produce any goosebumps.
I'd asked Randal what the temp was in the area. He said low 80's and THAT'S why I went. Arrived at the trailhead to a sooooothing 66 degrees. aaaawwww
Now the humidity was unreal so I did sweat profusely on the way up. According to my GPS the high for the trip was 72 degrees! How's that for August & only 125 miles from Phoenix.
By the time I got to the actual trail I was maybe a hundred yards in when I realized I'd shot over 80 photos! With limited resources I had to really start thinking through the shots before committing. Turned out that it didn't really matter cause all my photos bite due to my inexperience in overcast light.
This was one incredible day. I saw everything in plural. It wasn't a squirrel, it was squirrels chasing each other and playing as if it was COOL outside. (oh yeah, it was!) The deer were picturesque fluffy and healthy looking, not the Iraqi frontline beatin' deer you see at Wrightson. Also saw a snake, toads, four hundred varieties of bees, butterflies, hemi humming birds and even a couple dogs(well, not wild).
The hike turns into a tree hurdle marathon midway up and it's pretty difficult to follow in two spots and it's also ridiculously overgrown in some spots. I couldn't figure out why at first, but it's pretty obvious now. This wouldn't be a popular hike at all if the road wasn't blocked off. The Coon Fire certainly caused the majority of the hurdles but I don't get the feeling this was ever a popular trail since you can drive to the top. Nevertheless I had a blast and will more then likely do it again in the future. Randal really nailed the summary on this hike( I'm told Hannah is the key editor  ), I don't think I could have done half as good.
Hands down the best hike ever in August. Of course the one time I don't take the umbrella it POURED! |
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