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| Hiking | 6.23 Miles |
615 AEG |
| | Hiking | 6.23 Miles | 3 Hrs 18 Mns | | 1.91 mph |
| 615 ft AEG | 2 Mns Break | 20 LBS Pack | | |
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| partners | | | Late Start Today but the weather was in the low 80's so we headed to Saguaro Park West to do a loop that would take us to Yuma Mine. Last time we did this hike I missed the neatest part of Yuma Mine (don't Know how I managed that, chalk it up to a senior moment). We started out at the trail head on W Belmont Road and took the Vertical cliffs Trail. Not an interesting trail, rocky with a very gradual climb. Took the veteran trail south to the Abington Trail then west to the Gila Monster and Coyote Pass Trail. Nothing spectacular about these trails but it is a nice scenic and pleasant walk. Was tempted to check out an old mine along the Coyote Pass Trail but abandon that idea. Took Picture Rock Wash to where the route to Yuma Mine takes off. No real indication where this trail route leaves Picture Rock Wash but head in the general vicinity of the mine and the route becomes quite clear. On this trip the mine was quite visible, don't know how I missed it the last time other than possibly the sun was near the horizon and didn't see it. Interesting mine and still in pretty good condition, usually these things get vandalized. The entrances are closed off with steel which was ok with me, didn't really desire to go in them, plenty to see from outside. Cross countried to Yuma Mine Wash and took the Vertical Cliffs trail back to our start point. No wild life to report other than the usual Red tailed hawk, buzzard, cotton tails and lizards. Only one other person on the trail and she was a jogger on the Veteran Trail. No need for a water report, its the desert around Tucson after a poor monsoon season. |
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