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| | Hiking | 2.98 Miles | 1 Hour 41 Mns | | 1.94 mph |
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| no partners | | Up on Lemmon to escape the fireworks and celebrate the guy’s birthday. While he was out guiding, I decided to take the ladies for a stroll on the Sunset Trail, again attempting to outrun any afternoon storms. We got a later start than I wanted but there was still room to park at the trailhead. I leashed them up, looked at the sign, stowed my gps, and off I went… the wrong way.
I’m an idiot. I’ve climbed at Raycreation a few times and am familiar with the approach, why didn’t I just go that way? Well… the sign really made it look like I was at the actual trailhead. I wasn’t. I passed a backpacker and 2 mountain bikers on whatever pathway I was following which instilled some sense of false confidence. Once it got a little weird and overgrown, I pulled out my gps.
The track was a little off but not much so we kept following a path along a dry stream bed, behind some cabins. I didn’t like it, so we hiked out of that drainage and found the actual trail.
Cruiser. Gorgeous views, lovely tread, but I felt so stupid and had trouble enjoying it. We’ve been in the area before to let the girls swim in some big pools, but all those pools held was a bit of stagnant water. Once we approached the picnic area at Marshall Gulch, we started crossing a lot of parties so we turned around to avoid more crowds.
Despite the temperatures being quite nice, the hike up and out was a little toasty for the ladies. I kept all three of them leashed and they tangled themselves the entire way. We stopped for water and I apologized to them for getting so annoyed. We finished on the actual trail and I kicked myself for not recognizing the way initially.
No photos despite a beautiful day and incredibly scenic views. I’ll come back sans doggos and with my newly gained knowledge. |
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