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| Hiking | 2.69 Miles |
564 AEG |
| | Hiking | 2.69 Miles | 1 Hour 3 Mns | | 2.60 mph |
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| no partners | | Finally got out for a hike instead of going to the gym; ended up in Ireland again. I haven't done this whole hike by myself for quite a while. Had to park at the TH as the bottom hill three spots were taken. It was a chance to see how I would do on my own. Did okay. 65% humidity is good for the skin?
Hiked it clockwise. Once again amazed by the green, green grass and the massive amount of baby Brittlebush. The sky was completely overcast and was trying to spit a sprinkle or two at me as I made my way around my mountain. The Pincushion still had their bright red pins on the east side. I am very sad to report, soldier down  . We don't have many soldiers of this size on the Preserve. As I headed west, there was a bright pinkish orange layer of low clouds; hard to photograph. I continued around to the southside to the decorated tree. I think Santa stopped by there later (see photoset).
I did my loopty loo around the NW saddle. Just a little further on the south side was a huge patch of that sandmat like plant. Google lens can't really tell what it is and I even took a couple different photos just in case there was trouble with the ID. I stopped and petted my Desert Lavender plant as I made my way along the western humps. I encountered a dog and her owner. She pulled to the side and the medium size dog immediately sat upright next to her. I commented how nice it was that he sat off the trail. She said he knows to sit or he goes back on the leash.
I finished off the humps and headed back to the main TH. Off in the distance below the Lookout west peak was a trail that came straight and steep down the mountain to meet the main trail. I had not noticed that before and wonder what the deal is. Along the way I saw a small patch of Desert Senna, but my photo didn't turn out well. It looks like the two old trails coming to/from the middle area has grown in nicely. There was probably about a dozen hikers about. |
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For me, sometimes it's just as much about the journey as the destination.
Oh, and once in awhile, don't forget to look back at the trail you've traveled. |
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