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| Hiking | 5.89 Miles |
1,443 AEG |
| | Hiking | 5.89 Miles | 2 Hrs 30 Mns | | 2.36 mph |
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| no partners | | Today, I hiked the first & last third of Hau’Pal; plus bits of Alta, Bajada, Max Delta and Crosscut.
T-Bone no longer exists: It is being remediated. Same with most of Warrior.
If you are tempted to use the trailhead on 19th Ave. -- instead of Vista or San Juan -- don't drive straight down 19th Ave. For one, it gets medieval between I-10 and I-17, but worse is the at grade RR xing at Lower Buckeye. Ugh. Fifteen minute delay while they shuffled cars. Instead, take 7th Ave., then bop over to 19th on Southern.
Normally, I like a bit of warmup before a climb starts, but Hau'Pal heads straight up. Trail's in good shape with some step-ups. At the top, Hau'Pal splits left & down. I went right, along the ridgeline.
Alta was in its usual good shape, though there were a few eroded spots. (Obviously from previous monsoons ...) Halfway down, I ate lunch at the "stone chair".
On sat view, the San Juan triangle is still unfinished. In reality ... still unfinished. Which may explain why I saw tissues dotted throughout my day. 
If you hear shooting, no worries: That is the police academy, ~⅔ mile away.
On the way home, I stopped at Mickey D's. No shamrock shake!? 
Rumble Video: https://rumble.com/v6qas92-hiking-haupa ... ntain.html
Vimeo Video: https://vimeo.com/1063711590 |
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Wildflowers Observation None
One. A creosote. Right as I finished. |
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- not fun). Ate my lunch at the San Juan lookout, then headed north to Ma Ha Tuak Perimeter trail. There was a nice breeze that kept it cool and comfortable. As the trail got closer to the 202 freeway that breeze turned into a stiff headwind that tried to take my hat. All day there were times with no wind when it was hot, and strong wind when it felt cold. On average it was pretty comfortable. 
The Ma Ha Tauk Perimeter was more hilly and challenging than I'd remembered. It's very similar to Bajada (better isolated trail) and the Desert Classic (not as good as either). For me, Alta including Maricopa Peak is the second best route in SoMo after MLC because of the lack of mountain biker hoards. National near San Juan Lookout had some trail reworked, essentially redirected out of the ditches, which was needed. The Alta and Ma Ha Tauk trails have been rerouted or relabeled some, respectively. The new parking area is open, I think labeled as San Juan Bike Hub. Surprisingly nice temperature and breezes for late March, but the wildflowers in this area aren't as prolific as last spring.
HAZ ROCKS!!
