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| Hiking | 7.20 Miles |
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| no partners | | Took a gander at the Gooseneck Trail at the McDowell Sonoran Preserve from Tom’s Thumb Trailhead north to Fraesfield Trailhead. I had previously hiked parts of it from Fraesfield but wanted to complete the entire connector.
This stretch of trail will soon take in views and sounds of home construction and I thought it best to enjoy it prior to further development.
Flowers starting to show, but not in a forceful way. There are some changes in landscape as you make your way through - which will be at a faster pace as there are no real inclines nor declines, but they put enough bends in the trail to keep views changing and conversation not breathy. Cattle tanks along the route had a good cache of water which may continue if rains keep up for the next few weeks. The trail skirts two of them, “Gooseneck” and one unnamed tank close to 128th Street.
I hiked as a car drop which is a nice option if you can arrange it. Easy to add mileage to this one if desired. They are flattening out the dips on 128th street in advance of the housing development. I will miss the “whee” factor when that is gone too. It isn’t paved yet, but that will come at some point.
A nice connection with this connector on a cloudy day. |
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