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| Hiking | 3.20 Miles |
122 AEG |
| | Hiking | 3.20 Miles | 1 Hour 22 Mns | | 2.34 mph |
| 122 ft AEG | | 30 LBS Pack | | |
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| partners | | Actually, we did this hike in two parts:
An .8 mile round-trip trail-maintenance hike, followed by a separate 2.4 mile lasso-loop from the Phon D Sutton Mid Mountain Parking Lot (PDSMMPL)
1. We began from a point about a quarter-mile West of PDSMMPL along Phon D Sutton Road. The reason for this part of the hike was to remove a very freshly-fallen Saguaro from the equestrian trail, which I encountered while on my usual mountain-biking route yesterday.
Having done maintenance like this in the past, sometimes without enough, or the best tools for the job, I went slightly overboard... loading my backpack with a reciprocating saw complete with 20-volt battery and assorted saw blades, and carrying an axe which of course would not fit in the pack. Tracey, on the other hand, went light, just carrying her new 10" folding pruning saw. (If memory serves correctly she received it possibly for donating to the AZT??)
Whatever, we set off on our short journey... I was glad it was short, as my hip joints were squawking all the way, mostly due to carrying the extra weight without any limbering of the limbs warm-up.
At the fallen Saguaro I meant to take a before photo but was so happy to drop the extra weight I totally forgot. At least I got a few after pics.
Tracey set to work cutting off three short pieces of the Saguaro with her SHARP saw so was done in minutes.
I probably SHOULD have gone for the reciprocating saw but since I wasn't sure the longest blade would go all the way through in one cut, I proceeded to cut it with the axe, which was already in-hand. After cutting it on either side of the trail, I rolled it out of the way and we set off back to the car, mission accomplished.
2. We drove back to PDSMMPL, where we set off on a second hike Eastward, first along an old wild-horse 'trail' (which has since become part of my regular MTB route) all the way to Coon Bluff Road, where we checked the rain gauge (0.11" overnight) before heading toward the Coon Bluff Horse Staging lot, and ultimately back to PDSMMPL. My hips were still squawking so we called it a day and headed home. |
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