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| Hiking | 2.10 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 2.10 Miles | 2 Hrs 27 Mns | | 1.62 mph |
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| no partners | | | Back out at the same area as yesterday. But this time rather than going into the desert flats N of Sonoran Mountain Ranch Park, I turned S and ventured up the mountain to the double-tipped summit. For what it's worth, my GPS measured the N tip 2 feet higher than the S one. Magnificent views from the top on a sunny late afternoon, making the depressing start along a small wash and through the Ridgeline residential development worth it. Looked out to the CAP where I turned around yesterday, and the flats appeared desolate. But surely there will be a new housing development out there in the near future. Good views of other nearby peaks including Pyramid slightly to the NE, Deem Hills a tad to the SE. West Wing Mtn and Keefer Hill were lost in the haze and setting sun. Strangely amid such a cluster of homes I ran across only a few hikers, four altogether. One, a young woman with an unleashed pit bull named "Aleeka" caused me a moment's anxiety when it walked up to me and gave a sniff. The woman said the dog was well-behaved and, I suppose, you have to believe owners in those situations. Still. Took 33 1/2 minutes moving time to get up the longer intermediate trail, though I stopped often to experiment with a new camera lens. It's a nifty 50 but I know eventually I will have to spend some serious money on a nice zoom. Anyway, short but pleasant hike with no problems from my knee injury of three weeks ago. |
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