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| | Hiking | 3.39 Miles | 1 Hour 51 Mns | | 1.83 mph |
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| no partners | | Dark, Cold & Windy.... That's the way my Friday (10-01-21) hike started out.
I went out to the Weavers Needle Vista on the Apache Trail for a morning hike but it wasn't very pleasant at the start. The temp was in the mid 60's, the wind was blowing and it was still dark at 06:00 when I left my truck.
As soon as I got down into the wash, the high sides broke up the winds and, before long the sun rose above the mountains and it slowly warmed up. The rising sun made for some colorful moments as it cast a warming glow on the steep cliffs of the Goldfield Mountains, Little Four Peaks, Weavers Needle and Superstition Mountain.
The very wet Monsoon season has left the normally parched desert green once again and this hike is through some unburnt sections of desert that soaked up all that rain. The wash was quite dry and even the random pools of water have all soaked into the ground.
The hike took me all the way over to the large horse trailer parking lot on First Water Road, which, by the way, has just had its seasonal grading and traveling on it almost made it a smooth ride once again.
All types of green plants, with thorns are growing profusely alongside the trails and if you're not careful they'll grab a bit of flesh as you pass. Except for some furry Cotton Tail rabbits and birds, I didn't see any wildlife roaming the hillsides.
By the time I got back to my truck, I had warmed up, the winds had subsided and the sun was beating down through a cloudless Arizona sky, making for a great 3.5 mile hike to start out the day. |
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| On every trip into the Superstitions, I find another Gold Mine. Today the mine was filled with Memories. I can not wait for the next trip. |
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