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| no partners | | | It has been about 15 years since I last hiked this loop, and the weather this morning provided a perfect opportunity to end that streak. Much of the trail was unchanged from what I had recalled, except for a few "signs" that remained somewhat meaningless. For example, as I passed out of the old trail adjacent to the highway abutment beneath Bush Highway, there now was a "fence" with a sign facing opposite my direction of travel, which read "No Parking". Continuing along the public right of way into the small community of Saguaro Lake Ranch, I was pleased to see that the meticulously maintained cabins were still a reminder of how hidden treasures can remain such. The roadway ends at the fence/gate of the Stewart Dam, but the trail almost seems to be "blocked" by a wooden slat fence. There were no signs indicating "private property" [which I totally respect] but the uphill trail appeared well traveled by foot and horse. As I continued along the trail until its exit onto Bush Highway I noted a few other signs, again facing travel from the opposite direction, which were unclear as to their meaning or intent. Again, there is no sign indicating the existence of the primary "petroglyph" rock-- and perhaps that is just as well, as much unlike the defacing that has taken place at sites like those along Hieroglpyphic Trail, these pictographs appear undamaged. My hiking buddy had suffered injury to his foot earlier last week, and so we opted to skip the Goldfield Oven, and shortly after crossing the highway we turned south to proceed down the wash back down to the conduits and through to our parked vehicles. |
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Wildflowers Observation Light
Despite the cold mornings, we noted some of the desert vegetation was already beginning to blossom. |
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