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Donahue - East End - Pine Canyon, AZ
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| Hiking | 15.29 Miles |
3,065 AEG |
| | Hiking | 15.29 Miles | 7 Hrs 56 Mns | | 2.32 mph |
| 3,065 ft AEG | 1 Hour 20 Mns Break | 12 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | I had two goals on this hike. First, I wanted to check out the damage from the 2024 West fire, and second, I wanted to finish trimming the East Rim Trail that I'd started last year.
A dozen cars were parked at the Pine trailhead at 7 a.m., but I only saw one person all day. It was a glorious 64 degrees to start. I headed down the Highline and made the turn up Donahue. It's a tad steep, but luckily, it was in the shade most of the way.
A bit of a road walk on FR218, which has had gravel laid down since the last time I was up here. It looks to be by the same people who did the Rim Road. I wonder if they plan on thinning up here too?
I took FR9382L to the rim and then began my off-trail route to the top of the East Rim Trail, navigating around the nubile locust growth.
The East Rim Trail drops 1,100 feet in three-quarters of a mile to the Pine Canyon Trail. It took me 1.75 hours to get down, completing my trimming as I went. It should be clear sailing from top to bottom now.
On the Pine Canyon Trail, it was a bit of a grind with the temps now in the low 90s.
I'm glad the fire damage was not as bad as I'd feared and that my trimming was complete on the East Rim Trail. |
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There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
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