West of Red Rock7 Photoset • Hansenaz • 2024-02-05 • HikeArizona.COM

West of Red Rock7, AZ

	2024-02-05
	15 by Hansenaz

West of Red Rock7, AZ

Hiking	8.06 Miles	1,303 AEG

Hiking	8.06 Miles	6 Hrs 11 Mns	1.40 mph
	1,303 ft AEG	25 Mns Break

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I hadn't been to Ironwood Forest National Monument for quite a few years but came up with an idea to look at some new places. The plan was to walk some ridges on the big hill and see what I could find.

As usual I had some uncertainty driving the Santa Cruz river crossing (it flows with Tucson's treated water I believe). It looked OK but wanted to see a truck do it first...then a guy on a bike came by and waded it. No problem! Though I was surprised on my return when the water splashed over my hood.

I'm pretty sure few people go where I went which makes it more fun that I did find a few petroglyphs. I finished with a visit to a nice petroglyph site I'd been to before. My recent strategy of "nibbling around the edges" of favorite places is working out OK.

[ youtube video ] (You can skip my mumbling and just hear the soothing sonic creations of @LosDosSloFolks starting at 12:03)

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