DESTINATION Apache Maid Mountain 1 Photoset
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| Hiking | 9.78 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 9.78 Miles | 3 Hrs 32 Mns | | 2.77 mph |
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| no partners | | On the way down 229, I thought I saw a smoking camp fire. (Los of ppl still RV camping along 229.) Turns out to be a snag. I pour a couple of bottles of water on it, kick it over, kick some dirt on it, it's still warm, and I give up. A bit further down 229 there was a sign announcing a controlled burn. Oops.
Fire was mostly burned out around the cabins. I parked short. My wife -- who has very bad feet -- walked up to explore with me. I'm glad she was able to enjoy that, as those opportunities are rare.
Hike is very straightforward, and in the guide.
Lots of cattle in the prairie. I saw a couple of them apparently "play fighting" (?). If there's any ranching ppl reading this, please watch the video and let me know what was really going on.
By the FR 620 map board, I briefly chatted with a couple of guys who were planning to hang glide around 1 p.m. One of them had a four hour glide yesterday. I don’t know diddly about hang gliding, but that’s impressive! 
After enjoying the summit views, and eating lunch at the picnic table, I headed back down FR 620. Along the way, I passed the two hang gliders rucking their rigs up the road, and a pickup, with his dog jogging alongside. Moving with a quickness, I made the 4.1 miles back to my wife in only 72 moving minutes (3.4 mph!). Despite feeling good when I finished, I was really sore when I got home. Go figure. 
Rumble Video: https://rumble.com/v71sai6-hiking-apach ... izona.html
Vimeo Video: https://vimeo.com/1137399150 |
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