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| Hiking | 12.16 Miles |
3,184 AEG |
| | Hiking | 12.16 Miles | 6 Hrs 5 Mns | | 2.25 mph |
| 3,184 ft AEG | 41 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | The last time I was in this area, I spotted the Moody Point ruins from a distance, however, there was not enough time to scramble over to them and check them out. I was finally able to make it over there today. I drove up on Friday and got to the trailhead late, but the goal was to start as early as possible to beat the heat and I would rather drive a little into the night than get up at 3:30 in the morning to drive to a hike. With the advantage of sleeping at the trailhead, we were able to start at 6 on the dot and I was able to sleep in past five.
The hike to the off trail traverse to the ruins went by pretty quickly, but the traverse was a little more tedious than I expected and it seemed to have taken longer than it should of. But it may have just felt longer because of the direct sunlight that baked us along the south facing route. The ruins were pretty impressive in my opinion and they had some interesting and unique qualities, but I kept my tour brief, so I could get Cup back to the car before the trail really heated up. The hike back was a little warm, but the cool breeze mitigated that a little. I carried a ton of water and even cached some on the way in because I was worried about the heat, but it ended up staying just cool enough for Cup and we were back at the car a little after 12 and that was even after several rolling shade breaks for Cup along the way.
I had hoped to link up with Larry and some HAZers after my hike, but they were on another hike and not expecting to finish until around five, so I headed back to Phoenix. I planned on exploring another site in the area, but I was just happy to get a tough 12 miles out of Cup and did not want to push it, so as with most of my hikes out here, I will probably return.
Bear Sighting
I saw a bear on the drive in. It was probably close to five miles in on FR 203. I know they frequent the desert, but this was my first sighting at that low of an elevation, so I found it kind of cool, as I am not accustomed to seeing them with saguaros. Had I not spent the first ten seconds telling myself it was a cow, I could have got a great picture! |
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