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| Hiking | 3.40 Miles |
289 AEG |
| | Hiking | 3.40 Miles | 1 Hour 11 Mns | | 2.87 mph |
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| no partners | | I got to the park at 4:58. Electronic gate opened at 5:00. I started at the staging area parking lot. Went clockwise on Pass Mountain Loop. Took it to the first left turn on Talon. Half a mile down Talon I noticed a connector trail to the group picnic area. I don’t remember that here last time. It has about 50 parking spots. I figure if you wanted to get extra mileage when doing Wind Cave you could park at the group C/D parking and take Talan to Wind Cave trailhead. It would add about a mile each way. Also if Wind Cave parking was full this could be an alternative for that or the Pass Mountain loop hike.
I took Talan down to Chainfruit trail and took a left over to Blevins. Took it back to the staging area parking. Saw a few hikers and bikers here and there.
White Wing Dove where having a party on the Saguaro’s. Enjoying the fruit. I saw what I think was a Harris Hawk sitting on a nice Saguaro nest.
Being on the west side of the mountain kept me in the shade for almost an hour which was nice. I saw 4 Mule Deer on the drive out of the park.
Nice to get out! Have a nice weekend, my friends! |
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| Tortoise Hiking. Stop and smell the Petrichor. |
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