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| Hiking | 5.60 Miles |
2,700 AEG |
| | Hiking | 5.60 Miles | 3 Hrs 53 Mns | | 2.00 mph |
| 2,700 ft AEG | 1 Hour 5 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | Our 3rd of four Thursday spring date hikes. Brad's idea to do a *double* starting from new Echo Canyon parking lot (nice!). I was trucking along until the last third of Cholla on second round (going up). Then got a second wind coming down Echo and flew 7 minutes ahead of Brad. Partially motivated by the thought of lunch at La Grande Orange and also wanting to get away from loud, slow people.
I want someone to post a sign that says "When you get momentum on these boulders - just freakin GO - don't stop! - you can breathe later". I had someone's bottom practically in my face on the stretch up Cholla. She kept hesitating (out of fear - which I do understand) but it hurts so much worse to make your knees lock up to stop and then re-initiate the movement to start again. Find your isokinetic sweet spot and just stay there!
Lunch was a total binge: commuter sandwich with prosciutto, avocado, and goat cheese. Then half a slice of red velvet cake. Fun to sit outside and you can just see the peak of Camelback from the parking lot. |
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Wildflowers Observation Moderate
Tons of brittle bush on the northeast side of Cholla trail. Scattered brittle bush along Echo Canyon and creosote. |
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