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| Hiking | 17.26 Miles |
2,410 AEG |
| | Hiking | 17.26 Miles | 7 Hrs 3 Mns | | 2.58 mph |
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| partners | | Andy and I started from a new trailhead that's just west of Kelvin. Turn onto Centurian Lane just before the Kelvin Bridge and follow that road in about a half mile and on the left is a new parking lot which is visible on recent aerial photos. from that spot we hiked in westbound into the Gila River Canyon about 9.5 miles and turned around. On the way back we cheated and took the train tracks once we got to the trestle to avoid the last big climb and shave off about 1.5 miles. Still got over 17 miles for the day, so a nice outing. Got about halfway to Cochran. Once the river goes down and the weather is cool again I may try to cross the river and hike to where we left off.
Very green everywhere and a lot of poppies, which were in certain spots, but not others. The scenery here was much nicer than Andy and I had expected. We started right at dawn and there was some fog up higher on a mountain that added to the nice scenery. Saw a train very early on heading westbound on the tracks. At the very start we saw 2 deer and at the end once we got on the train tracks I saw a bobcat but wasn't able to get a picture. On our way back in we saw 2 backpackers heading in. Looked like a married couple and the woman had a noticeable foreign accent. We talked to them for a bit and moved on.
Weather was chilly for the first 15 minutes, then cool and comfortable. The last 4 miles it got a little warm, but not hot enough to have to shed the sweatshirt. The trail is very smooth with gradual grades so we made excellent time throughout, even as we got tired towards the end. Sunny skies made for good lighting on the pictures. |
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