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| Hiking | 10.94 Miles |
1,897 AEG |
| | Hiking | 10.94 Miles | 3 Hrs 37 Mns | | 3.02 mph |
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| no partners | | I hadn't done much hiking east of Molino Basin, so I set off with the intention of hiking to the junction with La Milagrosa on the AZT, starting at Molino.
At the base of the mountain, a Sheriff's deputy was blocking the road due to a bad accident up the mountain. "Nobody is going up, it's bad" he said. So I diverted to La Milagrosa, figuring I'd hike up to the AZT for lunch and then turn around.
Parking was full, suggesting I wasn't the only one diverting here. Surprisingly, there weren't many hikers on La Milagrosa, and all of them were below the split with Agua Caliente Canyon. I saw no one above that.
I had a good pace all the way, and it felt great. The skies were clear, the air cool, and the slight breeze was pleasant.
I've been frustrated with smartphone tracking apps lately and have been using my Garmin eTrex instead, which does a great job of tracking routes but often does a terrible job accurately measuring pace. There are virtually no trees on this hike, so it actually functioned perfectly. Perhaps I only need a smartphone as a secondary data source when hiking in treed areas.
Just below the AZT junction, about a half dozen cows were hanging out at one of the pools near the trail. When they spotted me they all tried to hide behind a tree, which was quite comical.
At the junction I looked around for a place to string up my hammock, but the cow patties made the area seem less pleasant and remote, so I hiked east down Belotta a bit. I soon found a couple junipers that were positioned just right and had enough lower branches missing that the hammock was doable, and I enjoyed the quiet for a while (and lunch).
I needed to be back to civilization by 4, so I only afforded myself half an hour hang time. I packed up and headed back, saying farewell to the stealthy cattle. I made it back to the car in time to drive home and arrive at precisely 4pm. |
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