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| | Hiking | 1.14 Miles | 1 Hour 44 Mns | | 0.66 mph |
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| partners | | | Well after driving by this peak several times the last few years I just had to get this one off the list. Finally the day came where that would happen and it was today, a pre birthday hike as I call it as I grow older tomorrow. Talked with Pete on Monday and we set the hike up for today around 6pm. We were hoping no storms would blow through and the sun would not be too bad, well we got both. A storm was coming from the west which blocked the sun and never amounted to anything near by so it actually made it the best time to do the hike. We set out from the West side of the peak between lots 3 & 4 off of 35th Ave. We went up a short way and then traversed to the south side to go up a route between the peaks we spotted from the I-17. Shortly into the traverse on the south side Pete yelled out in pain. I looked up thinking the worse (Snake Bite) and got to him to see he got a nice chunk of cactus in his hamstring area. After a few minutes of him not moving I made the decision to pull these darn things out. Of course the one time I do not bring my multi-tool. I got 2 rocks to protect my hands and pressed down on the darn things which put up a good fight to not come out. After some good crying and 15 minutes later Pete was ready to roll. We found our spot to head up and made it up in a fast pace. Good loose gravel on the way up to the small ridge on the west side of the mountain and then the final push to the peak was an actual climb where we were surprised the peak was solid. We got to the summit in under an hour where swarms of ants filled the ground, couldn't stay still for too long or else your feet would start to be covered. We enjoyed the views from the top and headed down the North side of the mountain to complete a nice loop as you could call it. Made it down in a great quick pace and back to the Jeep where we felt kind of not satisfied as we thought we should have done more. Oh well, we got a good long hike coming soon. Glad to have finally knocked this short but sweet peak of the list. Good times as always Pete. |
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