Butterfield Trail - Estrella Mtn RP • Hike • Arizona • All Triplogs • HikeArizona.COM

Routes 189
Photos 7,240
Triplogs 1,741

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

Bagels EMRP, AZ

Mtn Biking		Aug 24 2025
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,741

Mtn Biking	10.70 Miles	720 AEG

Mtn Biking	10.70 Miles	1 Hour 49 Mns		8.03 mph
	720 ft AEG	29 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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Joined the Bagel Bunch (Doug, Danny, Jane, Joseph, Ken, Venjo) for a ride on Estrella Mountain Regional Park trails this morning. Crazy hazy, hot, and humid, and sunny! Started on Rainbow Valley and did a clockwise loop using Dysart, Butterfield, Gadsden, and Coldwater back to Dysart and Rainbow Valley. No drama on this week's ride. Saw 1 trail runner.

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Jul 26 2025

Routes 189
Photos 7,240
Triplogs 1,741

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

EMRP Desert Rose Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Jul 26 2025
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,741

Mtn Biking	18.40 Miles	1,552 AEG

Mtn Biking	18.40 Miles	2 Hrs 32 Mns		7.56 mph
	1,552 ft AEG	6 Mns Break	9 LBS Pack

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Estrella Competitive Track

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Took the fat bike over to EMRP for a ride this morning. Parked at Navy and crossed the street to Horseshoe trail over to the Rodeo Grounds and picked up Butterfield, then clockwise on Gadsden, Desert Rose to the service road to catch the end of the Competitive Track Long Loop, took the road from the Comp Track to the Desert Rose trailhead, up the hill and back to Gadsden, southwest to Coldwater to the Rodeo Grounds and Horseshoe back to the parking area. Sun was hot on my back this morning. Saw a pair of bike riders on Gadsden, 3 hikers on Toothaker at the Rodeo Grounds, and 4 trail runners on Desert Rose. Trails were all in good shape. Super tired when I got back to the van. Entrance station was unmanned again today. MCSO was on patrol when I was pulling in at 7am.

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Jul 19 2025

Routes 189
Photos 7,240
Triplogs 1,741

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

EMRP Dysart Fly Catcher Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Jul 19 2025
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,741

Mtn Biking	12.40 Miles	1,068 AEG

Mtn Biking	12.40 Miles	1 Hour 44 Mns		7.37 mph
	1,068 ft AEG	3 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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Been busy and haven't ridden since last Sunday. Did a great loop at EMRP this morning. Surprised to find no one at the entry station at 6:40am on a Saturday morning. Lots of vehicles parked at the Horseshoe (NAVY) trailhead parking area. Started on Horseshoe over to Rainbow Valley, Dysart, Butterfield up and over to Gadsden, Fly Catcher, Gadsden, Butterfield, Cold Water down to check out the new RV park, back around to Horseshoe to the parking lot. Saw 11 hikers and 2 bikers.

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Apr 16 2025

Quail Trail - Estrella Mtn RP

Routes 189
Photos 7,240
Triplogs 1,741

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

EMRP Trails, AZ

Mtn Biking		Apr 16 2025
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,741

Mtn Biking	13.90 Miles	1,489 AEG

Mtn Biking	13.90 Miles	3 Hrs		7.51 mph
	1,489 ft AEG	1 Hour 9 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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Saddle Trail - Estrella Mtn RP

Baseline Trail - Estrella Mtn RP

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No plan ride this morning and ended up at Estrella Mountain Regional Park. Parked the van someplace different taking advantage of the shade under the trees amongst the picnic tables along Casey Abbott drive behind the Nature Center. Started with a climb up Quail, Saddle, and Baseline to Rainbow Valley. Met a fellow who was agreeable to partnering up at the Dysart/Rainbow Valley intersection. So, Dan on his Stumpjumper and me on my Trance continued south on Rainbow Valley up the long, arduous climb to the Rainbow Valley high point and drop down to Toothaker. From there, north on Toothaker, Dysart east to Butterfield, south to Gadsden, Flycatcher, Gadsden, Butterfield north, Toothaker, Rainbow Valley, and finally, back on Quail. Had some good breaks chatting with Dan. It sure was a nice day to make a new friend on the trails.

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Mar 26 2025

Routes 189
Photos 7,240
Triplogs 1,741

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

EMRP Pedersen Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Mar 26 2025
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,741

Mtn Biking	18.20 Miles	1,297 AEG

Mtn Biking	18.20 Miles	2 Hrs 14 Mns		8.60 mph
	1,297 ft AEG	7 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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Took the fat bike over to EMRP this morning to go deep into the park and hit some of that sweet Pedersen sand. Started from the Navy south parking area under a nice canopy of clouds and hit Horseshoe, Toothaker, Butterfield, Gadsden, Pedersen (clockwise), Toothaker (south), Gadsden (east), Coldwater, Toothaker, and back on Horseshoe. First time going all the way down the Pedersen sand shoot. I was able to keep up great speed, but the washboard nearly ripped my arms off on the full rigid fat bike. Stopped to chat a bit with two pairs of mountain bikers. Had to get around 2 hikers who couldn't hear me calling to them over their ear buds, gosh.

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Mar 16 2025

Routes 189
Photos 7,240
Triplogs 1,741

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

Mtn Biking		Mar 16 2025
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,741

Mtn Biking	15.00 Miles	1,172 AEG

Mtn Biking	15.00 Miles	1 Hour 51 Mns		8.18 mph
	1,172 ft AEG	1 Min Break	8 LBS Pack

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I've ridden parts of Gadsden trail so many times, but never the whole trail, end to end, in one go. Took the fat bike over to EMRP to do just that today. To my surprise, actually found a line of cars waiting to get past the entrance station. The rodeo grounds are closed for the next 2 years so I parked at my next favorite spot, Navy South. Crossed Casey Abbott road and took Horseshoe trail over to Toothaker for a few feet, the clockwise on Buttterfield to Gadsden, Pedersen, Toothaker, and back on Horseshoe to the parking lot. It was a bit windy on Butterfield and Gadsden. I thought going downhill at the sandy south end of Gadsden would be better than my normal up direction, but the hoofed out sand really beat me up. The south end of Toothaker is starting to look back again, it's good from Rainbow Valley north. Saw 2 horseback riders on Butterfield. There's a section of the parking area right at Horseshoe trailhead that's roped off for horse trailer parking. Lots of hikers out on the trails, mostly close to Horseshoe. Saw 2 or 3 bikers.

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Feb 15 2025

Routes 189
Photos 7,240
Triplogs 1,741

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

EMR Pirate EMRP Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Feb 15 2025
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,741

Mtn Biking	18.50 Miles	1,442 AEG

Mtn Biking	18.50 Miles	3 Hrs 32 Mns		7.93 mph
	1,442 ft AEG	1 Hour 12 Mns Break	9 LBS Pack

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Park Ave Trail - Estrella Foothills

Crossover Trail - Estrella Mtn RP

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Met up with half the Bagel Bunch (Bruce, Jen, James) riders at its namesake, Oasis Bagels at Estrella Parkway and Elliott for a ride through Pirate trail and EMRP trails. Crossed Estrella Parkway and found our way up Elliott to Pirates Cove, Bootlegger, Jolly Roger, Doubloon, Park Ave, EMRP Iron Ranger, Crossover, Pedersen, Gadsden counter clockwise all the way around to Butterfield, to the still open Rodeo Grounds, Rainbow Valley, the Summits, under Estrella Parkway on Tunnel Trail, Cottontail to the Cotton/Estrella roundabout, back to Oasis Bagels. Ran into the other half of the Bagel Bunch (Doug, Ken, Joeseph, Nick) on Gadsden trail. They were doing a loop out of the Comp Track parking area. Saw a few bikers and hikers out on the EMRP trails on this gorgeous day.

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Feb 03 2025

Routes 189
Photos 7,240
Triplogs 1,741

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

EMRP Horseshoe Rainbow Gadsden Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Feb 03 2025
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,741

Mtn Biking	13.00 Miles	1,195 AEG

Mtn Biking	13.00 Miles	2 Hrs 7 Mns		7.96 mph
	1,195 ft AEG	29 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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Baseline Trail - Estrella Mtn RP

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Out with the Bagel riders (Ken and Johnny) at EMRP this morning. Parked at Horseshoe and followed that trail to Toothaker, Baseline, Rainbow Valley, Dysart, Butterfield, Gadsden, Toothaker, and back on Horseshoe. Broke a spoke that got wrapped up in my rear brake disk. Felt good today. Saw a bunch of hikers, three mountain bikers, and a terrifyingly angry barking dog with a muzzle.

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Jan 15 2025

Routes 189
Photos 7,240
Triplogs 1,741

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

EMRP Lung Burner Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Jan 15 2025
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,741

Mtn Biking	10.00 Miles	1,199 AEG

Mtn Biking	10.00 Miles	1 Hour 25 Mns		7.50 mph
	1,199 ft AEG	5 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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Took the fat bike over to EMRP to do some good climbing. Took Rainbow Valley out of the rodeo parking lot over to Toothaker, south to Gadsden, east to Butterfield, north back to the parking lot. Saw one guy on a horse on Coldwater back by the parking lot.

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Dec 31 2024

Park Ave Trail - Estrella Foothills

Routes 189
Photos 7,240
Triplogs 1,741

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

EMRP Big Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Dec 31 2024
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,741

Mtn Biking	17.40 Miles	1,188 AEG

Mtn Biking	17.40 Miles	2 Hrs 26 Mns		9.08 mph
	1,188 ft AEG	31 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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Crossover Trail - Estrella Mtn RP

Maricopa Trail - Estrellas to PIR

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Got together with the Bagel Bunch for a New Year's Eve ride. Started from the Estrella Foothills Community Park and took Park Ave trail to the EMRP Iron Ranger. After signing in we followed the Crossover Trail to Toothaker, Gadsden counter clockwise, Flycatcher, Gadsden, Butterfield out to the Rodeo Grounds. Rainbow Valley to trail 18. Then tunnel under Estrella Parkway, Cottontail, and Corgett Wash back to Estrella Foothills Community Park. Rapid pace with the A teamers. Great way to finish the year. Lots of hikers on Rainbow Valley trail.

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Dec 13 2024

pseudalpine

Guides 59
Routes 1,100
Photos 1,191
Triplogs 1,290

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Joined Jan 01 2023
Arizona

Phoenix, AZ

Maricopa Trail - Estrellas to PIR

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Dec 13 2024
		pseudalpine • Triplogs 1,290

Hiking	15.21 Miles	1,249 AEG

Hiking	15.21 Miles	4 Hrs 46 Mns	3.38 mph
	1,249 ft AEG	16 Mns Break

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Dec 07 2024

Routes 189
Photos 7,240
Triplogs 1,741

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

EMRP Nature Center Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Dec 07 2024
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,741

Mtn Biking	11.00 Miles	961 AEG

Mtn Biking	11.00 Miles	1 Hour 58 Mns		8.15 mph
	961 ft AEG	37 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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Quail Trail - Estrella Mtn RP

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Met up with the Bagel Bunch (Doug, Ken, Johnny) for a ride at Estrella Mountain Regional Park Competitive Track. Unfortunately, there was an event going on at the Comp Loop and it was closed. Plan B, meet at the Nature Center and ride from there. Rode down the street to Horseshoe and took that over to the rodeo grounds. Then Toothaker to Dysart, Butterfield, Gadsden, Flycatcher, Gadsden, Butterfield back to the rodeo grounds. Short stint on Rainbow Valley and Quail trail back to the Nature Center. Lots of event markers on the trails, but we didn't come across a single event participant. Saw a handful of hikers and a couple of mountain bikers out on the trails this morning.

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Oct 31 2024

Routes 189
Photos 7,240
Triplogs 1,741

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

EMRP Halloween Slasher Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Oct 31 2024
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,741

Mtn Biking	14.30 Miles	1,102 AEG

Mtn Biking	14.30 Miles	2 Hrs 10 Mns		8.50 mph
	1,102 ft AEG	29 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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Another brunch ride. Got to the Estrella Mountain Regional Park entrance a little after 10am and found it closed. A road paint striping crew was laying down some new lines on the park roads and caused a major traffic jam (me and one other vehicle). Go to the rodeo grounds and was surprised to see a whole bunch of cars. Good for them! Worked my way to Butterfield via the short connector. Love the hard climbs on Butterfield! Then Gadsden to Pedersen. The cholla cactus fields along the trail are in a sorry state

Took the Homestead shortcut back to west Pedersen. Homestead wasn't a sandy as I was expecting, that was nice. Tore a knob off my rear tire which promptly went flat. Thought I might be able to nurse it back to the trailhead by wrapping it with a cable tie. That solution lasted all of a half mile before I was pulling the wheel and installing a tube. Uneventful 5 miles back to the Rodeo grounds. Saw one couple hiking, twice, at the beginning and end of my loop. Went to West Phoenix Trek store and picked up a new tire. Got home and fully serviced the bike. All ready for the next ride. Oh yeah, the wife made shoofly pie today, so I got that going for me

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Oct 03 2024

Routes 189
Photos 7,240
Triplogs 1,741

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

EMRP Rainbow Flycatcher Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Oct 03 2024
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,741

Mtn Biking	11.00 Miles	1,084 AEG

Mtn Biking	11.00 Miles	1 Hour 40 Mns		7.25 mph
	1,084 ft AEG	9 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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Felt like doing some MTB climbing this morning and EMRP has plenty of that available. Did a anti-clockwise loop starting from the old rodeo grounds. Rainbow Valley, Toothaker, Gadsden, Flycatcher, Gadsden, Butterfield, and then the short connector back to the parking lot. Saw a group of 3 hikers on Rainbow Valley. Nice 73 degree start to the ride.

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Sep 28 2024

Park Ave Trail - Estrella Foothills

Routes 189
Photos 7,240
Triplogs 1,741

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

EMRP from EFHS, AZ

Mtn Biking		Sep 28 2024
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,741

Mtn Biking	13.20 Miles	914 AEG

Mtn Biking	13.20 Miles	1 Hour 54 Mns		8.80 mph
	914 ft AEG	24 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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Crossover Trail - Estrella Mtn RP

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Met up with the Bagel Bunch (Doug, Jane, Nick) this morning for a ride into Estrella Mountain Regional Park from Estrella Foothills High School. We made a lasso loop clockwise starting on Park Ave, Crossover, Pedersen, Toothaker, Gadsden, Coldwater, Dysart, Butterfield, Gadsden, Toothaker, Pedersen, Crossover, and Park Ave. Saw a number of hikers and bikers out on the trails this morning.

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Sep 27 2024

mt98dew

Guides 69
Routes 37
Photos 3,010
Triplogs 2,387

55 male

Joined Oct 24 2010
Phoenix,Az

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

Run/Jog		Sep 27 2024
		mt98dew • Triplogs 2,387

Run/Jog	6.54 Miles	389 AEG

Run/Jog	6.54 Miles	1 Hour 18 Mns	5.03 mph
	389 ft AEG

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Early morning jog in the Estrellas. Got started from the Coldwater TH around 5:45. It’s been awhile since I visited the Butterfield. I did a lasso going clockwise. In on the Coldwater for about .2 miles then I took the Butterfield out to where it ended at the Gadsden. Took the Gadsden over to the Coldwater and took that back to the TH. It’s been awhile since I ran a trail in its entirety. This was a nice loop to get back on the “horse”. Not much activity out there today. Saw 2 trail runners and that was it. Also saw a jackrabbit and 2 coyotes. The coyotes were unimpressed with my passing. One of them stood about 10 feet off the trail and watched me go by. The weather is not bad at 6am. I only had to deal with the sun for the last 30 minutes.

My Oregon Garmin has lost the ability to communicate with my computer and recently seems to have lost all my data on my old hikes.

I splurged on a Montana Garmin. Not sure how I like it. Much larger than my Oregon. I’ll have to give it a few hikes to find out.

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Aug 30 2024

Routes 189
Photos 7,240
Triplogs 1,741

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

EMRP Gadsden Desert Rose Coldwater Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Aug 30 2024
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,741

Mtn Biking	15.50 Miles	1,390 AEG

Mtn Biking	15.50 Miles	2 Hrs 7 Mns		7.75 mph
	1,390 ft AEG	7 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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Got a late start, 6:45. Nice cloud cover felt cool, but not for long! Parked at the Rodeo Grounds and did a clockwise loop, tiny bit on Toothaker to Butterfield, Gadsden, out and back on Desert Rose (cactus down across trail at the top), Gadsden, Coldwater back to Rodeo Grounds. I was thinking of taking Toothaker back, but I was tired and it was getting hot. Saw 3 bikers, including my Bagel buddy Ken G on Desert Rose.

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May 18 2024

Routes 189
Photos 7,240
Triplogs 1,741

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

EMRP Desert Rose, AZ

Mtn Biking		May 18 2024
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,741

Mtn Biking	15.40 Miles	1,401 AEG

Mtn Biking	15.40 Miles	2 Hrs		7.90 mph
	1,401 ft AEG	3 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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Pretty warm this morning, like 79 degrees at 6:30 in the Estrella Mountain Regional Park Rodeo Grounds parking lot. Nice cloud cover and a stiff breeze kept the temps manageable. From the trailhead, took the short connector over to Gadsden, then Desert Rose to the PIR parking lot and back, Gadsden to Flycatcher back to Gadsden, Butterfield UP to Dysart to Toothaker and back to the parking lot. Saw 7 hikers and 3 bikers. Kept the pace reasonable and did lots of climbing. Made it up the crazy steep tech section on Butterfield, big grins! First ride on new Fox MTB shoes.

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Apr 06 2024

Routes 189
Photos 7,240
Triplogs 1,741

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

EMRP Tooth Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Apr 06 2024
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,741

Mtn Biking	13.30 Miles	1,448 AEG

Mtn Biking	13.30 Miles	1 Hour 50 Mns		7.53 mph
	1,448 ft AEG	4 Mns Break	7 LBS Pack

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I was moving pretty slow this morning, but once I munched down on some tasty Pillsbury Toaster Strudel, I felt a strong urge to do some climbing. Drove over to Estrella Mountain Regional Park Rodeo Grounds and jumped on Rainbow Valley trail. Took that all the way to Toothaker, then south to Gadsden for just a bit, north on the freshly graded Coldwater trail, east on Dysart, south on Butterfield back to Gadsden, east to Flycatcher, back on Gadsden to Butterfield back to the Rodeo Grounds. Saw bunches of hikers, and the cutest father/young son out on bikes cheering me on

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Jan 16 2024

Routes 189
Photos 7,240
Triplogs 1,741

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

EMRP Big Question Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Jan 16 2024
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,741

Mtn Biking	11.10 Miles	1,175 AEG

Mtn Biking	11.10 Miles	1 Hour 36 Mns		7.24 mph
	1,175 ft AEG	4 Mns Break	7 LBS Pack

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