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| Hiking | 10.70 Miles |
1,292 AEG |
| | Hiking | 10.70 Miles | 4 Hrs 52 Mns | | 2.33 mph |
| 1,292 ft AEG | 16 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | Started my Christmas vacation, so the most appropriate trail to do seemed like the Baby Jesus Trail. I originally planned to hike bigger 15 mile loop from Catalina State Park, but since we had dinner planned, I decided to take a shorter route by starting at the end of Golder Ranch Drive and making it a 10-11 mile loop. I parked on State Trust Land, so I went online the night before and got a permit.
Started hiking about 7:30am, and some clouds also arrived at time just at the top of Mt. Lemmon, making for some really nice pics as the morning sun peeked over from the east side. After about an hour or so, most of the sky was overcast, so the picture opportunities weren't as much. Saw a deer running away after a mile in, then when I got a chance to zoom in for a distant pic, I noticed there were three of them.
The 50 Year Trail just paralleled the road and was pretty coated with horse droppings. It was confusing at times if the trail I was on was the actual 50 Year Trail or some other trail. At a few sections the 50 year seems to be along a primitive road. The Baby Jesus Trail was the best, it climbs a bit, which gives you closer views of Mt. Lemmon and some views of the area below. The one mile section of the Sutherland was basically a dirt road, but very rocky. Only saw one hiker the entire time.
Pretty chilly in the early morning. It warmed up a bit, but still pretty cool. perfect hiking weather, didn't even drink half of my 3 liter bladder.
This is likely my last hike of 2017, which makes this year the most miles in one calendar year I've logged on HAZ. I was hoping to make 400, but it looks like I'll be 11 or 12 miles short of that. Something to shoot for next year I suppose. |
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