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Pass Cats Blevins Loop, AZ
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| Hiking | 4.59 Miles |
475 AEG |
| | Hiking | 4.59 Miles | 2 Hrs 20 Mns | | 2.35 mph |
| 475 ft AEG | 23 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | We were able to get together for another foursome hike. Ambika and I had done part of this in January. We met at Desert Arroyo Park to merge into Tonto 3 for the ride to the Park. We parked at Wind Cave TH which was packed as usual. Fortunately, we were not going the same direction as everyone else and headed on down the Pass Mountain Trail.
Everything in the desert was looking fabulous and we even heard a Golden Thrasher singing a very soulful song. I helped to ID some cactus as we continued our way south and then east through some little washes. There had been some trailwork done here and there. We saw some hikers and a few bikers. At the Cats Peak junction, there was a bench there. I am having extreme left hip pain that sometimes shoots down my leg. Mia has dealt with this type of pain so she pulled my leg, literally. It provided enough relief that I could continue hiking. It's usually my right hip that gives me problems.
We headed up to the pass clockwise, paused at the bench for leg pulling and then headed up the little hill to the right peak. Last time, Ambika and I went to the left peak (west). We hung out for a few minutes. From here I could see where the Blevins Trail was so we headed back down and went south to hook up with Blevins. I was hoping to find the playgrounds. The trails in this park are pretty nice and this one even labeled the washes we went through. There is a small cholla forest you go by so I got the girls together for a photo.
We encountered the NoSo Trail. What a great name. Reminds me of MonIda Pass (Montana/Idaho) name. We took the trail north bound and ended up at the HUGE Blevins campground. We took a break here for some leg pulling again. This provided great relief as I was able to hike the rest of the way with no pain. I am going to take some mobility/stretch classes at EOS to see if that will rectify this sudden issue that I've had the last two weeks. It was a great hike as we all enjoy the desert; especially this time of year.
We headed over to Mr. Brew's Taphouse on Brown. The Mac and Cheese selections are numerous and mine was great, though a tad spicy for me. They have a fun selection of beer. I had White Chocolate Candy Cane Wheat beer  . When we got back to Desert Arroyo Park, there were some folks flying a few different model airplanes, so we got to enjoy that before we headed to our respective homes across the Valley. |
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Wildflowers Observation Isolated
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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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Starting from the Crismon parking area. We did the Blevins Loop with Cat Peaks Loop added in there. It was good to get in a leg stretcher and catch up with Wally! Thanks Wally! Like HAZ, you rock!! 
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