Newman Peak Trail Photoset • rwstorm • 2015-03-01 • HikeArizona.COM

Newman Peak Trail, AZ

	2015-03-01
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Newman Peak Trail

Tucson, AZ

Newman Peak Trail

Tucson, AZ

Hiking

Hiking

Linked

linked

South Newman 4209

Partners

partners

	chumley	johnlp
	trekkin_gecko

The purpose of this grueling day on the rocks was twofold: to get Kelly up to Newman Peak and to introduce HAZ to a different approach to the mountain. By doing this as a clockwise loop you are able to reach both Newman and South Newman, then return back to the start point via a somewhat less treacherous drainage. I was pretty sure my fellow hikers would be impressed with this hike (and based on the reactions they were

), but I really wasn't looking forward to going up there again because I knew what that entailed. This has nothing to do with the worthiness of this adventure, but merely a comment on me being out of condition and not certain if I could pull it off. :scared:

Even though I was totally exhausted when I reached the summit of Newman, I did get there and that is what counts. And a big :thanx:

is in order here to my fellow hikers for being patient with the slow old guy holding up the show. You rock!

Because I was going slow and pretty tired, I skipped South Newman (just like 2009) and worked my way over to the lower saddle for the homestretch back to the trailhead, while the others went on to get the peak. South Newman by the way is a worthy destination in its own right.

It was nice to meet John and discuss coffee roasting and to hike with Kelly again, and see her happy to get Newman added to the done list. Glad I proposed doing this hike to Todd because he had just been up the other route, and I was certain this way was going to fire him up.

Thanks guys, this turned out to be just a super fun time, in spite of that 80 percent chance of rain. :sl:

Flora

Flora [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Alligator Juniper Brittlebush Miners Lettuce

Named place

Named place [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Newman Peak South Newman Peak

Meteorology

Meteorology [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Sunset

Wildflowers Observation Moderate
the clouds weren't pouring it on but the globemallow and brittlebush were

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