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| Hiking | 13.63 Miles |
3,318 AEG |
| | Hiking | 13.63 Miles | 5 Hrs 56 Mns | | 2.53 mph |
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| partners | | Other than a couple of quick trips up flatriron and pie, it occured to me that I haven't hiked on an actual trail since November, other than snowshoeing. Since I'd never hiked Wasson before, it's been on my "sometime whenever it makes sense" list and it seemed to be a good option today.
Hugh Norris was officially annoying in it's insane NPS construction. A million unnecessary steps made what would be a pleasant desert hike into an unbelievable stairmaster of pumpkin. Somebody was bored. For years. 
Eventually we got past the overzealous granite stepmaster and enjoyed the day on the mountain. John pointed out some rock art he knew about from a previous trip. The west side is more scenic. The old road grades are less exciting. We took a break on the summit and a few others were there, but not overwhelming. It is a national park, after all.
On the way down, we took a quick detour to Amole Peak. There's a register there, which despite being a named peak, is a bit surprising because it has no elevation or prominence or whatever it is that people typically want to put their name in a jar for.
The lower stretches hit some typically annoying SNPW wash walking and the temps got a bit warmer than preferred. Bajada parallels the park road, and the less-adventurous among the group bailed to check out the rental-car crowd, while the rest of us finished in the wash. We did encounter a very active bee hive in the wash and were quite pleased to pass by without incident.
Good peak, good loop, good weather, good company. Would do again.  |
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