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| Hiking | 10.66 Miles |
1,492 AEG |
| | Hiking | 10.66 Miles | 6 Hrs 18 Mns | | 1.69 mph |
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I hiked this loop back in December, right after it was cleared, and enjoyed the views. Andy and I have been trying to get together to hike it and finally synced up. 487 was in decent shape, with just a few rougher spots near the waterfall and a bit past. We parked at the Carr TH and started down a little after 8. There were some small 'weeds' growing back on the trail, but nothing you can't crunch. We made a left at the first junction and continued. We made a small off-trail detour to check out the rock window. That area is full of agaves (mostly smaller ones) and tons of pin cushion cacti. Near Armor Corral Spring was the only deadfall we came across all day. Nothing you can't get around, just more of an annoyance. Once we got to the Moody junction, we discussed continuing on the Rim Trail, heading up Moody or heading down Moody to check out an overlook. Andy was a bit under the weather, and I officiated 8 hours of football games the day before, so my legs were not 100%. Andy mentioned he had a track of @grasshopper to a viewpoint, so we decided to head down Moody to take a look. Moody is in okay shape with the Manzanita getting thicker the further down you go. We went off-trail at Moody Point and headed over to check out the views. We reached the edge, took in the views, and decided not to head any further down as it was pretty steep, however, Andy noticed a ledge just a ways to the west that he wanted to check out. With me not feeling 100% and wearing shorts, I was not in the mood to bushwhack through a Manzanita jungle to check out the ledge, so I hung back while Andy headed out. As I was waiting for Andy, the wind started picking up, and I was getting antsy, so I texted Andy that I was going to start heading back up Moody. Made a quick stop at the Moody/Rim Trail junction to hydrate and started making the climb up. Andy caught up to me about a quarter mile from the road, and we made the uneventful walk down the road back to Carr. Great day out in the Ancha's with good company. |
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