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| Hiking | 14.32 Miles |
4,164 AEG |
| | Hiking | 14.32 Miles | 6 Hrs 57 Mns | | 2.22 mph |
| 4,164 ft AEG | 30 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | We set off on this adventure to hopefully build up to Mount Kimball soon, although it's already getting warm. The thing is I don't have time to hike next weekend to keep it up but oh well. After the first Romero Canyon water crossing, we saw 4 people before the next water crossing and none after that for another few miles. It was nice being alone in the wilderness and some decent views of the surrounding mountains, although this hike is not one for scenic views. The amazing part about this area this time of year is that every little stream crossing the trail that could have water had water. You couldn't get away from it. The first campspot was at exactly 5 miles in and the second at 5.6 miles. Both looked very nice and shaded. It was nice to see that only a small portion of the trees in this area got killed from the fire. Around here we saw some trail runners coming down the trail. At 6 miles, we stopped and ate lunch in a nice corridor of trees. I thought it was only 6 miles to the pass and I had obligations but we had come so far to not have made the final push to the pass. At the pass it was about 7.15 miles in. I remember the views being better. I was just glad that there were some plants growing and it wasn't all still burnt, unlike the last time I came up here.
Going down was a bit faster than going up but towards the end my legs were getting pretty tired. We saw a few more trail runners that were coming down after going up Mount Lemmon. The final bit down from the pools to the canyon loop trail was tiring and I just wanted to be done. Up on the hill above the pools, we saw paragliders right above us. Soon enough, we were back at the car. |
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Wildflowers Observation Extreme
It's that time of year. They were everywhere until the upper grassland area at which point they become more sparse. After 5 miles in, there were no more. There were reds, purples, whites, yellows, oranges, and pinks. |
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Old Trail Camp Spring |
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| | | Didn't know there was a spring here but the canyon was flowing heavily anyways | | _____________________
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