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Buster Canyon Loop - Tucson
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Buster Canyon Loop - TucsonTucson, AZ
Tucson, AZ
Hiking6.16 Miles 2,072 AEG
Hiking6.16 Miles   5 Hrs      1.46 mph
2,072 ft AEG      47 Mns Break
 
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We went counterclockwise. Surprisingly more trail than I thought there would be. We missed the turnoff for the trail but once we were on it, it was pretty obvious where the trail went and plenty of cairns to even more so help find the route. The sun was blocking some of the view on the way up but surprisingly my photos didn't turn out so bad. The "crag" was pretty easy and I had to use my hands on just 1 move.

The peak has pretty fantastic views of Mount Kimball and some gigantic domes of rock below it. Also going this way hid Mount Lemmon until we got to the top. Going to the saddle there was a trail and a few oaks that were nice. From there, there was some resemblance of a trail that faded out into grass. We eventually made it downhill to the spring where we investigated where it was, etc. I found a shell there. From the spring, the trail appeared again and was iffy for some distance until it started going more downhill again. Now the trail was even more defined than going up and cairns weren't needed.

Cool hike and not super tiring.
 Culture
 Culture [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Summit Register Log
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Autumn Foliage Observation Isolated
By the Sutherland Wash there are some trees that are orange and yellow at the moment.
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Wildflowers Observation Isolated
Notably some wildflowers by Buster Spring.

dry Buster Spring Dry Dry
There was a pool in the slippery rock above the spring. (32.407574, -110.889548)

Springbox was dry.

There was some water seeping from rock in the stream about 20 ft from the springbox. (32.407720, -110.889456)
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