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| | Hiking | 4.07 Miles | 2 Hrs 9 Mns | | 2.02 mph |
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| no partners | | I'm back in my old stomping grounds, Eagar, Arizona. It's my birthday, and I decided to go for a little hike. It was my first time up this hill since 2013.
It's very drab and dry in the area. There were big flocks of ravens flying around, making noise.
I am pretty out of shape, so it took me a long time to get up to the rim. I opted to not go to the actual summit, which entails walking across the flat ground on the top. There used to be a register. I wonder if it's still there?
A new much larger parking area has been created at the trailhead. Looking at the ground along the trail I could see that most people go on foot, but several had been on bikes, and some on horseback. I'm not a good tracker, so I don't know how old the tracks were. It's the local workout hill.
The view is nice, the two towns of Eagar and Springerville spread below. The giant high school Dome, for football, etc., is no longer pink, which surprised me. It's now white. It was designed by the same architects who designed the one at NAU. For such a small, remote town to have such a facility is very unusual. The money came from the nearby Tucson Electric Power company. There were some shenanigans involved, of course. I don't remember the details. The problem the school district has now is maintaining the thing--very expensive. They host many indoor sporting and entertainment events there. Car shows, pow wows, you name it. Here you can read about the shenanigans on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_Valley_Ensphere
A big hill on the horizon is Greens Peak, over 10,000 feet. Escudilla Mountain can be seen from one section of trail.
There are some connector trails, such as Robinson Hollow, that will take you around to Murray Basin.
I saw no one, which suited me just fine. |
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There is a point of no return unremarked at the time in most lives. Graham Greene The Comedians
A clean house is a sign of a misspent life. |
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