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| Hiking | 7.56 Miles |
871 AEG |
| | Hiking | 7.56 Miles | 4 Hrs 11 Mns | | 2.04 mph |
| 871 ft AEG | 29 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | We were looking for a hike to do "up north" as part of a Flagstaff getaway. I came across some excellent HAZ posts by Rob, Randal, and Belladonna about the south end of PFNP (the "Flattops area") and decided that was the place to go. It's off-trail, seldom visited, and there are plenty of interesting things to see.
Nice walking through the open country and we ran across beaucoup petroglyphs and pottery sherds. I'm pretty sure I could do another dozen fun loops through the area. It was a little hotter than expected (95°) so we didn't overdo it. Surprisingly, muddy washes criss-cross the desert here and there are even a few vaguely riparian spots. Saw four pronghorns in the distance heading away from us.
First good thing I noticed about getting old: a $10 pass gets me into the National Parks for free from hear on out.  |
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