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| Hiking | 2.67 Miles | 2 Hrs 6 Mns | | 1.46 mph |
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| no partners | | I wanted to go somewhere and try to get a little hiking in today, but with this crazy weather pattern we are experiencing, picking a place would be tough. Just about everywhere around here has been getting rain and the forecast keeps the chances pretty high, so a total crap shoot it was! I decided to head for Miller Canyon in the Huachuca Mountains and take my chances. I passed by some mighty storms as I made my way there, but it was quiet when I neared, so I went for it. I knew this would not last, with that cutoff low spinning in the area. I wasn't planning on going very far up the trail anyway, so figured I wouldn't get in any jams in there. Bingo! It worked, as I only encountered some light rain on my hike back out from my turn around point by the tree and big rock at a bend in the trail. 
The drive back to Tucson continued the parade of amazing sky and storm scenes we have been enjoying all summer, and now beyond! Just fantastic! Okay, I think I'm ready for my next road trip now! Bring it on!
Note: I have no idea why the times on my track are off. I started hiking about 1:40 in the afternoon.
***An internet search for "tombstone water pipeline" will yield some great historic information about this amazing engineering project from the early 1880's. It is one of the longest gravity fed systems in the USA, and despite of it all is still in use today. |
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Autumn Foliage Observation Isolated
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Wildflowers Observation Light
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