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| Hiking | 8.78 Miles |
1,351 AEG |
| | Hiking | 8.78 Miles | 4 Hrs 45 Mns | | 2.24 mph |
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| partners | | Highway 83 to Morningstar Mine After a great nite at camp we packed up our things and then drove up to Highway 83 to start our hike.
We checked out a stock tank and like most we would see today, it had quite a bit of water. The first one had a great reflection too. We continued on the road as it met up with the Trailhead and then continued on our way west enjoying the views thru this beautiful Oak Treed Canyon.
Eventually you make your way top side or ridge side and then head south and west for most of the rest of the trip. The trail is in great shape and even though some of it is old road that has grown in, it made for great hiking so we could do a lot of gawking. Off and on you get great views of Mount Wrightson and the rest of the Santa Ritas so that's great. We even saw Baboquivari.
Trying to find Bowman Spring we stumbled on a stock tank that has this red fungus algae over part of it. Very strange looking substance. Soon after we would encounter a herd of cows and calves. Some of the calves were still pretty young. Part of the herd had gotten on the other side of the fence so we tried to be careful not to spook the calves into the fence. Well one of them insisted on crashing thru. Then we figured out if we walk along the fence, they can't do that anymore.
We headed down into Enzenberg Canyon before the endless hill up. Shawn went over to check another tank while we waited for him up the hill. It was nice that we had filtered sun for all those false "should be downhill from here" moments. On the way toward the road we spotted a mine and another tank with a measuring gauge before hiking the road back to camp.
I enjoyed hiking this passage from both directions. A nice way to mix it up. And now, of course with the fire, it will be interesting to see what it looks like.
Then it was over to pick up the other vehicle and head to Tucson for lunch. A lot of places were closed but we finally found one, La Parilla Suiza off of Ina Road. It was quite good.
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For me, sometimes it's just as much about the journey as the destination.
Oh, and once in awhile, don't forget to look back at the trail you've traveled. |
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