Union Peak Summit Photoset • LosDosSloFolks • 2020-03-15 • HikeArizona.COM

Union Peak Summit, AZ

	2020-03-15
	22 by LosDosSloFolks

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Union Peak Summit, AZ

Hiking	6.17 Miles	935 AEG

Hiking	6.17 Miles	3 Hrs 45 Mns		2.00 mph
	935 ft AEG	40 Mns Break	6 LBS Pack

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6 linked trail guides

Hawk's Nest Trail - Sonoran Preserve

Dixie Mountain Loop - Sonoran Preserve

Valle Vista Trail - Sonoran Preserve

Great Horned Owl Trail - Sonoran Preserve

Union Peak Trail - Sonoran Preserve

Desert Tortoise Trail - Sonoran Preserve

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We had a nice offer to hike in the Supes with @outdoor_lover and @tibber today but sadly had to decline due to a previous lunch engagement. We still wanted to get a hike in, so we copied a hike up Union Peak recently logged by @kingsnake. We cut a little mileage off one of his loops due to the heat and humidity. We were both experiencing "low energy" right from the start.

On the first hill up from the trailhead we stopped to see if the Great Horned Owl had any Owlettes yet. We saw her last year when we climbed Dixie Mountain. She was there and incubating some eggs but no babies have hatched yet. Maybe in a couple of more weeks.

The talking heads on the news say to stay away from crowds as a preventative measure against the CORVID-19 virus. This trailhead on a Sunday @ 8am was an absolute zoo so I'm fairly certain Cathy and I are now both infected.

Decent spring bloom display on the way up. Brittlebush and Lupine were the stalwarts but many others were blooming also. On the summit we witnessed quite a display of hundreds, if not thousands, of Arizona Blister Beatles. Like Ladybugs they congregate year after year in certain spots to party down and procreate. They were all having sex with one another like we weren't even there!

Insex as Pam coined it last week on the 6L Ranch hike.