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| Hiking | 4.40 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 4.40 Miles | 2 Hrs 10 Mns | | 2.03 mph |
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| no partners | | Reading Nodin's triplog at the end of a 17 hour work day, along with an unexpected break in the Saturday monsoon, brought me back to this wonderful trail. Started hiking at 5:45 pm, and moved quickly through some of the Pinaleno's finest (and very wet) forests, stopping occasionally to enjoy the mushrooms and wildflowers in the waning light. A fair ammount of deadfall blocked the trail, but nothing ridiculous. A short off trail hike brought me to a new and even more incredible viewpoint, with views of the Santa Teresas, rugged Frye Canyon, and Mt. Graham itself. At the viewpoint, I witnessed one of the most beautiful sunsets I've ever seen, with ragged cotten candy clouds blowing past only a hundred feet overhead. The air was thick with moisture, and the chilly (July!) wind called for a jacket at 10k feet. A full memory card finally sent me back down. I arrived at my truck in the dark, then headed for home. I stopped at the head of Twilight Canyon for dinner, dropped the tailgate, and watched a vigorous lightning show in the distance, with rustling aspen leaves and whispering pines providing the soundtrack. This is my favorite Graham hike so far this summer  / |
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| "…you never know when a hike might break out" -Jim Gaffigan |
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