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| Hiking | 18.43 Miles |
2,125 AEG |
| | Hiking | 18.43 Miles | 7 Hrs 53 Mns | | 2.50 mph |
| 2,125 ft AEG | 31 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | Chris has resumed his section by section AZT quest. He invited me and Wally to join him for the top 1/3 section of AZT Section 14 starting a Freeman Road Trailhead.
We arrived about 7am and the weather was very cool and pleasant. Cloudless skies awaited. We started down the initial portion that runs along a jeep road. Once you get to the base of Antelope Peak, it turn to a single track trail for most of the rest of the section.
The terrain is a mix of yucca, ocotillo, lots of cholla and saguaros in some areas.
The section moves up and down along rolling hills and gentle sloped ridgelines.
Near our turn around point we came across a large corral with a large tank - Beehive Tank. The windmill looked worse for wear, but there was solar panels on the Pumphouse.
We made it to about 9.5 mile down and turned around to.
Our lunch spot was along the Wash that is part of the G.E.T. Trail.
The hike back up had more elevation to navigate, but there were no major steep areas and it gradual grades and switchback.
Wally turned on the jets and left us in the dust on the way back. I made ok time and my knee didn’t give me any new pains. It feels pretty good a day later. That’s good news for me.
This section, along with the portions of section 15 I’ve done with Chris are not the most scenic, but it was a solid hike along some nice terrain. |
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