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McDowell Sonoran Preserve, AZ
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| Hiking | 10.60 Miles |
900 AEG |
| | Hiking | 10.60 Miles | 4 Hrs 10 Mns | | 2.54 mph |
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| partners | | I hiked from the 104th St. and Bell Road TH along the Levee Trail to the Gateway Loop, part of the Windgate Trail to the Desert Park Trail and back to Gateway Loop again. On my way up on the first part the Gateway Loop, about 1.6 miles in, I stopped to take a picture and heard someone calling my name. Someone was making it up the trail. It was rdavisiii, doing his imitation of Wally from 3 weeks ago catching up along the trail. He lives very close by and decided to tag along at the last second. Fortunately no wild dogs were encountered this time (although on the drive in I did see a coyote crossing Bell Road right by the TH with a dead wascally wabbit for breakfast). It ended up being a pleasant surprise to have some company on this hike to shoot the breeze with, telling hiking stories and talking about planned future hikes.
On the way back along the Gateway Loop, we stopped at the Gateway of Thompson Peak Parkway at Ron's suggestion. There's a very cool 3D diorama of the moutains with the trails mapped out on them. We finished up around 10:30am, just as the temps were starting to climb.
The next hike will be my latest one from Serbia. |
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