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| HAZ Member The_Dude's 67 Photosets 2014-10-07 2014-08-12 2014-07-07 2014-07-01 2014-06-13 2014-02-28 2014-02-08 2014-01-07 2013-12-27 2013-12-17 2013-11-16 2013-11-05 2013-09-19 2013-09-15 2013-09-14 2013-09-05 2013-08-27 2013-07-11 2013-06-04 2013-05-28
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. From the top of the Flatiron on we had the trail to ourselves. I loved finding the small braces of Pines up here, I counted a total of 8 that we saw along the Ridgeline. I am pretty sure these are Pinus monophylla, a Pine species that is native over in the Pinal Mountains and into New Mexico, but obviously there is a little isolated population up here too! Sweeping views the whole way, especially off to the north and east. Definitely a strange sight to be looking down on Weaver's Needle for most of the way. We stopped for lunch just before climbing the drainage on the way by Superstition Peak, fuel was running low. Made it up to the top and signed the register, really fun climb from the east end. The stretch from the peak to West Boulder Saddle seemed to take forever, might have just been the tired legs too. We did see a young white-tail doe towards the end of the hike, could not get the camera up in time. She regarded us casually, then sauntered her way quite easily down a 60-70 degree slope to get away. I left the house at 5:45 and did not get home until 7:00 after picking up my truck, but all in all a fantastic hike!