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| Crest Trail - Barfoot Park to Fly's Peak, AZ | |
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Crest Trail - Barfoot Park to Fly's Peak, AZ
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| Hiking | 9.81 Miles |
2,659 AEG |
| | Hiking | 9.81 Miles | 5 Hrs 34 Mns | | 1.89 mph |
| 2,659 ft AEG | 23 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | We were camped at Barfoot Park and I wanted to spend some time on the Crest Trail. This was my third trip up in the Cherry-cows this year, and the first significant amount of time spent there since the big fire. It's amazing to watch the landscape recover, to see which slopes are going to return to mixed conifer and which seem to be losing their pines in favor of the oaks and scrub. It's a study in what will be happening to all of our Sky Islands as climate change, drought and fire reshape the environment.
The hike was pleasant. The 74 degree temps were such a relief from the heat in Tucson. The only recommendation I would have for my fellow hikers is to take the time to stop and listen to the birds and smell the rich assortment of wildflowers. This is an amazingly complex ecosystem, and being a part of it is like magic. |
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Wildflowers Observation Moderate
Lots of the summer perennials were in bloom, especially the hummingbird attractors. |
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Barfoot Spring |
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| | | Mostly mud lower in Barfoot Park, but a steady flow. |
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Hillside Spring |
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| | | Nice trickle out of the spring itself and about 6" of water in the cement trough | | _____________________
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