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| Hiking | 4.51 Miles |
709 AEG |
| | Hiking | 4.51 Miles | 2 Hrs 56 Mns | | 2.35 mph |
| 709 ft AEG | 1 Hour 1 Min Break | | | |
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| no partners | | I was in Yuma for a few days and decided to do a reconnaissance hike in the Palomas Mtns while driving back to PHX. The Palomas are north of I-8 at Dateland.
I was hoping I would find the Palomas Mtns boring, dissatisfying, ugly, and not worth my time.
If they were all that negative stuff above, I would not be tempted to drive there from PHX, as the Palomas Mtns are 160 miles, one-way, from my house. That's a long way for a 'Day Hike'.
Well I guess I'll have to rob a bank to fill my gas tank, as I'm positive I'll be back there.
The area is nice, with varied types of mountains, wide open spaces, plus the views are great.
My track circles a mountain, with the first portion going up a narrow boulder filled valley. That part wasn't scenic, but the rest of the hike had good views.
The trek up that valley was to verify to 'never again' go in that valley from that direction.
Yes there's a benchmark (actually 2) atop a mountain nearby, but if I climb that mountain, I will do it from the other entrance to that valley. That other valley entrance is unencumbered
Anyway, the hike recon was fine, informative, and I'm glad I stopped by. |
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Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost
J.R.R.TOLKIEN |
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