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| Hiking | 11.84 Miles |
2,119 AEG |
| | Hiking | 11.84 Miles | 6 Hrs 6 Mns | | 2.27 mph |
| 2,119 ft AEG | 53 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | I was invited to join Bruce and Denny’s 81st annual NYE hike, which did not take place on New Year’s Eve. The math also seemed a little off, because Denny is nowhere near that old, but he didn’t bother to show for the hike anyway. Bruce prepared us with a rough track I couldn’t even see (Joe, please get rid of the yellow as an option) and 500 waypoints named entirely from his imagination.
Three of us got to the trailhead 14 minutes ahead of schedule, thanks to Joe’s superior navigational skills, where we waited for Bruce to arrive with whatever hiking partners he picked up from a street corner or along the railroad tracks. Once everybody was assembled, we began our hike in pleasant temps in the low 40s.
Plenty of banter as we hiked along, mostly in washes, with occasional bypasses around water or pouroffs. Nice scenery as we made our way through the washes and rock formations. Lots to explore out there.
Bruce finally used the roll of tape I always carry in case he starts talking too much. I did murder one small cactus as a rock I was climbing up gave way and I stepped directly onto the cactus I was deliberately trying to avoid. Some brave souls enjoyed one of the deeper pools of water, although as soon as clothing started being shed, I wandered off to explore the landscape to the south.
While we were eating lunch, @The_Eagle -eye managed to spot a turtle climbing the rocks near us. I would never have noticed it otherwise. We crowded around the poor thing for a few minutes.
After lunch, temps had warmed considerably, and I whined a bit for the climbs back out. Joe pondered additions to the label database—either the fauna or culture category is going to suffer in the future.
Fun hike and area. Good to see everyone again. |
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Autumn Foliage Observation Isolated
One cottonwood tree was lit up with fall color. |
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Wildflowers Observation Isolated
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| Stop crying and just go do the hike. |
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