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| Hiking | 3.76 Miles |
1,112 AEG |
| | Hiking | 3.76 Miles | 2 Hrs 37 Mns | | 1.71 mph |
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| partners | | With left foot and right knee ligament issues, I set out to stiff leg the loop to verify if Weebles can still wobble, without falling down.
Stumbling upon Sonoran_Quitter, he agreed to tag along at a wobble pace. Everything I taught him about flora went in one ear and out the other. So I pointed out the difference between invasive and native Tickle Foot(bora ticklaceae).
T'was my first visit to the Ocotillo lot. Wow! The restrooms still flaunt Biltmore luster vs the pitstops in the Mesquite lot. Forgot to check if there is a filtered water station tapped from the sewer like Mesquite.
The avian linguist tried throwing out yawners like curved bill thrasher, Cactus Wren, Say's Phoebe. So I explained the wave of brilliant Lazuli Bunting. Recent abundant moisture is evident in the native flora along #304. Cholla galore is budding.
Since he's typically in the canyon of echoes he got excited spotting a spiral petroglyph he declared a sign of water. I explained the graffiti was a sign of the lack of patrol.
Fountain grass is in the microenvironment pocket on the north. The Resurrection Plant is in its prime but still too cold in the pocket for any significant blooms.
One isolated African daisy at the Northwest saddle. A little bit of creosote on the west side is blooming. Lots of old buffel grass on the north and west. The purple spray paint fertilizer of yesteryear made it spread. Widespread brittlebush shoots on the west siiide. Oughta bust a bloom viewable from the 51 soon. Hendrix is on break. The haze over the valley was a dense white without yellow or any gradient.
A tiny patch of poppies on the circumference about a tenth below the saddle. A small area of Cheatgrass is the first I recall. Trail work on the switchback ascent is complete. They put a LOT of work into it and it shows. It is now a ramp with well-rocked ravines to control erosion. The tread is currently National Park quality!
Chatted with just under ten thousand volunteers on the backstretch cuz the Sonoran_Quitter is famous. He naturally bolted when we got to Trail #300 cuz he can't hack the lack of attention. |
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