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Superstition Peak 5057 Loop via Hiero, AZ

	2019-04-13
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Superstition Peak 5057 Loop via Hiero

Phoenix, AZ

Superstition Peak 5057 Loop via Hiero

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking	11.80 Miles	3,858 AEG

Hiking	11.80 Miles	5 Hrs 55 Mns	1.99 mph
	3,858 ft AEG

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Superstition Peak 5057 - Carney

Superstition Peak 5057 via Hiero

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With the break in the weather still keeping the temperature moderate I decided to to get out in the western Supes one more time. To keep up the crowd avoidance policy I choose Peak 5057 and it worked out well. I started up Hieroglyphics Trail about 6:30 am and only saw 3 hikers all before the balancing rock turn. The Hieroglyphic Canyon was quiet and I could hear the wings of the raven gathering vegetation for some building. The last time I hiked up here was a rainy new years hike. I think JJ & LP nearly froze. Good Times!

The sun didn't hit me until the ridgeline and then only for part of the way. I was on Peak 5057 by 9 am and it hadn't warmed up yet. At that point I decided the loop would give me a better chance of seeing a gila monster so that was the exit plan. Coming down past Carney Spring about a few hundred yards before the Wave Cave turn off I saw a small gila monster on the trail. The hike back wasn't too bad. It was warm in the sun but the breeze was cool so a really nice day on trail.

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[ checklist ] Gila Monster

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