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Flowers Ice Cream and Scat, AZ
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| Hiking | 10.37 Miles |
2,349 AEG |
| | Hiking | 10.37 Miles | 5 Hrs 39 Mns | | 1.95 mph |
| 2,349 ft AEG | 20 Mns Break | 10 LBS Pack | | |
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| partners | | Denny through up this as a suggestion. Hoping to score on a flower explosion, I was in.
A 9am start and we started up Hunter. There was sign of many poppies, but it was still too cold for them to be open. Up, up, up, passing a bit of snow on the way to the saddle.
We negotiated the cable sections with little trouble and hit the top with about 10 already up there. After a snack break, we headed back down to the Sunset Vista trail and were lucky to miss any backup on the cable sections.
Once down to the flatter sections the flower show started. Some of the most impressive Coulter Lupine sections I've ever seen. Rock Daisies, Pincushion, Fiddleneck, Scorpionweed, Desert Chicory, Desert Bluebell and Poppies forever.
We made it to the Sunset TH and then continued around back to our starting point.
Being in the area there were 2 more must do's. First, a cherry dipped cone at the DQ. Next, time to cross the Turd off my list. This is an easy 2 mile RT hike, with a better than anticipated summit of the mighty Turd.
I think I set a personal high PPM of 13 on this hike, being in full tibber-mode |
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