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| Hiking | 9.90 Miles |
542 AEG |
| | Hiking | 9.90 Miles | 4 Hrs 2 Mns | | 2.45 mph |
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| no partners | | This was the first hike I've done in the Phoenix area since June 3, so it was the first real HOT hike of the year for me. Sycamore Canyon last month had it's moments, but this was the first real Sonoran desert oven heat hike. Not bad being that we're already a week into August.
I think my body is still acclimating to the cooler weather hikes I've been doing, so I kept this a simple, mostly flat hike. I just started jogging a week earlier since my knee was starting to bother me last April, and the first couple of runs in the heat and humidity were brutal.
I noticed that a new trail was posted on the updated Scottsdale maps, the Malpais Trail. This can be kind of confusing because there already is a Malpais Trail in San Tan Regional Park to the south. I hiked the Brouwn's Ranch Road Trail out to there, then hiked to the end of the Temporary Connector Trail to the Legend Trail Parkway and back. It seems as though the western end of the Temporary Connector Trail has been re-routed. I walked along the sidewalk over to where it looks like it used to be and noticed both the work done to obscure the trail and the "No Trespassing" signs. Noticed some spurs for unmapped trails that will hopefully be on the Scottsdale maps soon enough. Hiked a bit on them so that they're easily seen on my track.
The heat wasn't too bad, but I'm still getting used to exercising out in it. Saw a bunch of bikers, and a few other hikers. Finished before 10:30am. |
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