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Black Hill Trail - MSPN, AZ

	2015-02-15
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Black Hill Trail - MSPN

Phoenix, AZ

Black Hill Trail - MSPN

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking	7.20 Miles	400 AEG

Hiking	7.20 Miles
	400 ft AEG		10 LBS Pack

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Linked

linked

Turpentine Trail - MSPN

136th Street Express Trail - MSPN

Dixileta Trail - MSPN

Partners

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Got to Fraesfield TH around 8am and only few cars are there. Did a lasso loop hike by taking blackhill all the way to powerline and came back to turpentine. Took turpentine to granite mtn TH. Took 136th st back down to dixileta, then back to blackhill. Despite gorgeous weather, only saw a few bikers, two hikers and one horse.
Saw 2 Hawks, one new bird, 2 new plants and serenaded by a male cardinal. Found a smartphone with verizon coverage. As I was hiking back, tried to have an action plan on how to return it to it's owner. As I reached the TH, it rang. Answered it and it was his friend locating the phone. Waited for them to drive to TH (oregon license plates)and returned it. They were very appreciative. I hope they had wonderful experience in the preserve.

Flora

Flora [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Beaded Lip Fern Canaigre Fiddleneck Unidentified Flora Unidentified Mushroom or Fungi

Fauna

Fauna [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] American Snout Black-Throated Sparrow Brewers Sparrow Cardinal Curve-billed Thrasher Gambel's Quail Gilded Flicker Harris Hawk Mourning Dove Northern Mockingbird Ornate Tree Lizard Phainopepla Red-tailed Hawk White-Crowned Sparrow

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