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| Hiking | 19.30 Miles |
3,348 AEG |
| | Hiking | 19.30 Miles | 9 Hrs 12 Mns | | 2.26 mph |
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| partners | | This year I decided to concentrate more on getting hikes done from the 100 Classic Hikes in AZ book. This hike is the 14th one this year that I've done. This one seems to be one that a lot of other people also haven't done. Between that and noticing the group going, we started to attract some attention and ended up with a nice crew for this hike.
Wally and Alex met me at my house and from there we picked up Joe at the meeting spot. The plan was to meet Todd and Kelly either at the TH or on the trail, but we ended up running into them at the gas station in Camp Verde.
There isn't any big climb along this trail anywhere, but with how long the hike is, all the little hills add up. My RS said I only had 2662' AEG, but I'll go with the official HAZ stat of 3348. It felt more like that.
I tried to keep pace with everyone, but I'm hopeless in that regard. My overall moving average was somewhat improved, however, especially for a wilderness trail with alot of loose rock. On my way back, my leg muscles were sore enough that I decided to take an ibuprofen. After about a mile it started to kick in and I felt much better, expecting to keep a faster pace. However, RS ruthlessly informed me every mile that I was in fact 5 minutes slower per mile than on the way in. By the last 1.5 miles, I was just trying not to trip and fall.
The cabin was very interesting and in very good shape. One of the best I've seen. We ate lunch and did some moderate exploring in and around the cabin as Todd read the history and stats to us, making for a very interactive learning experience. The views of all the red rock and sandstone typical of Sedona were very nice to see. Since it was such a long hike and short day, I was able to get some pics both of the early morning sunrise light and the evening sunset light on the mountains.
I got back to the TH over and hour behind everyone else, Todd and Kelly were long gone. The sun was down before we even got back to I-17, and the cold weather had seeped in quickly. The somewhat heavy traffic on I-17 made for the typical nerve wracking drive, but fortunately no back ups or incidents. By the time we were back on the 101, it looked exactly the same in the dark as when we started 15 hours earlier. It was almost like we never left.
Nice to meet Alex and hike for the first time with Todd and Kelly. Thanks to everyone for joining on this hike, it makes it nicer having some company for a long day.
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