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| Hiking | 8.25 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 8.25 Miles | 5 Hrs 29 Mns | | 1.68 mph |
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| partners | | Spring break for the kids = plenty of hikes to keep them tired. Parked at Bulldog and headed south. Continued south on Pass Mtn Loop. Quite a few people on the trail.
Took a quick break at Wind Cave trailhead to refill our water. Headed up Wind Cave, which was super busy. I told the kids not to stop as we headed uphill, the downhill hikers would just have to deal with it on the narrow spots. The kids took one glance at the cave without even slowing down, filled with at least thirty people, announced loudly “that’s not even a real cave, it’s lame” and kept going. Once past the cave, we saw zero people for the entire rest of the day.
We made our way up to the south summit, where we took another quick break. One kid was a little whiny, tried to claim his stomach was hurting, but got zero sympathy from me. He had four cheeseburgers yesterday, three of which were double patty cheeseburgers from Five Guys, so any misery was self-inflicted.
After the south summit, we headed north along the ridgeline. The kids loved scrambling through and over all the rocks—definitely their favorite part of the day. I pulled a muscle in my left bicep on Saturday (BamKazam in Scottsdale is dangerous for anyone under 25!), which is still very tender, so I had to be careful in a few places. Took a another break at the summit, then began our downhill journey.
Tedious coming off the northwest side of the ridge, but the kids did fine. Poles were helpful. Once back down to the desert floor, it was a quick hike back to the trailhead.
Nice breeze and temps today. Quite a few wildflowers along parts of this loop. |
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Wildflowers Observation Light
Lots of poppies and other flowers along the upper half of Wind Cave. Tons of poppies while coming down off the north end of the ridge. Handful of other flowers in various places. The best showing I’ve seen so far this spring. |
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