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| Shaw Butte - North Mountain Summits, AZ | |
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Shaw Butte - North Mountain Summits, AZ
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| Hiking | 7.69 Miles |
1,508 AEG |
| | Hiking | 7.69 Miles | 3 Hrs 21 Mns | | 2.48 mph |
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| 1,508 ft AEG | 15 Mns Break | | |
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| no partners | | Spent the weekend working my fingers to the bones cleaning and such and editing photos. Was supposed to be a weekend working my finger out on my camera  but since the backpack to Pilot Rock was off... So now it's time to give the legs a workout.
Decided I would do the double summit via a loop but changed my mind on the posted loop. As I was hiking along, I didn't know if I felt up to the double summit as it seemed humid and a little warm but by the time I hit the west side of Shaw Butte; I pretty much made up my mind to give it a try  .
A couple torn up places, down tree branches, one saguaro down off north side of N Mtn.
A pleasant morning  and particularly nice on the summits. Started from N Mountain VC, up Shaw Butte:
SHAW BUTTE No one coming up Shaw Butte at my time - don't think that's ever happened as usually someone always passes me. Looks like new fencing around S Butte towers on top south side; unless I just now noticed. Muddy places on W Shaw Butte, the gooey kind that the dogs seemed to like walking thru but no human foot prints.
NORTH MOUNTAIN Haven't been up for over a decade. Last time was with my PT person trying to help strengthen my back around the bulging disc. She would make me talk to her on the way up and I just wanted to breathe whatever air there was so I have come along way since then.
-Firemen up and down a section (hmmm, may have to hike that one more often  ).
-Lots of people on N Mtn and their stupid music.
-Reminded me a bit of Thompson Peak as it did have some steep sections but they were thankfully short. I did have to stop for a minute but other than that, I kept on moving.
-Think I may have figured out the going down off trail to do the loop but not sure.
-Sore back when having to go down but didn't bother me otherwise; I think it's from a lack of hiking for two weeks . |
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For me, sometimes it's just as much about the journey as the destination.
Oh, and once in awhile, don't forget to look back at the trail you've traveled. |
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