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| Hiking | 3.02 Miles |
390 AEG |
| | Hiking | 3.02 Miles | 2 Hrs 38 Mns | | 2.21 mph |
| 390 ft AEG | 1 Hour 16 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | | Hiked out to the "Coral Mine" from the TH at 40th St, Phoenix Mountains Preserve, on the #8 Yates Tr. At the mine, I continued W, a first for me, hiking a quarter-mile to a little saddle with a 4-way trail junction. The trail N looked interesting. Apparently goes up to a high saddle between two prominent peaks. But, with daylight running out, I took the S route to the #100 Christiansen Tr and headed back toward the TH. Found a flat, open area and set up the tripod, taking a dozen or so photos in all directions just after sunset. The palo verdes are in their yellow splendor now and the hum of working honeybees is almost deafening in places. I figure the blooms are just past the peak period. Everything else has lost color and is hunkering down for summer's blitz. Saw Gambel's quail, white-crowned sparrow, mourning doves, and, judging by its silhouette on a saguaro, a cactus wren. Desert cottontails too. Trails busy in the hinterlands. Counted 7 hikers and 3 bikers back in there. Usually, it's one or two. Closer in I ran into a pair on horseback. Beautiful evening. |
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