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Signal Wash Trail - Usery - 1 member in 9 triplogs has rated this an average 1 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Jun 02 2024
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 Guides 27
 Routes 669
 Photos 12,096
 Triplogs 856

56 male
 Joined Jul 05 2006
 Mesa, AZ
Blevins TrailPhoenix, AZ
Blevins Trail
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 02 2024
DarthStiller • Triplogs 856
Hiking8.54 Miles 326 AEG
Hiking8.54 Miles   3 Hrs   12 Mns   2.67 mph
326 ft AEG
 
Linked   6 linked trail guides
Spillway Trail - Usery
Signal Wash Trail - Usery
Levee Trail - Usery
Moon Rock Trail
Lost Sheep Trail
Chain Fruit Trail
Partners none no partners
Lazy Sunday morning hike. Started just after 6:30am. Took Dmitri with me out for this one. We stayed on the level trails so it was pleasantly easy. After the steep hike the day before, I was very pleased to have absolutely no soreness in my legs at all :y: .

Saw some owls on the Cat Peaks and got a good shot of one. Saw a hawk on a saguaro just after that. Nothing else really to speak of. Finished up before 10am and got over 8 miles in, which I was pretty happy with. Got a pizza for lunch and took an afternoon nap on the couch (kind of) watching the Pirates lose. Weather was still nice, the real heat hasn't hit yet, plus our early start helped.
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Great Horned Owl  Red-tailed Hawk
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Aug 03 2023
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 Guides 13
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 Triplogs 323

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 Joined Oct 23 2010
 mesa
Signal Wash Trail - UseryPhoenix, AZ
Signal Wash Trail - Usery
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Aug 03 2023
gummo • Triplogs 323
Hiking0.80 Miles 25 AEG
Hiking0.80 Miles
25 ft AEG
 no routes
1st trip
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Baby long nosed snakes are officially out in full force. I tried to beat the crowds who were hoping to photograph them by getting to the trailhead at 4am. I had the desert all to myself, but when I got back to the car, there were people on bikes about to hit the trails to look for the new hatchlings. They looked like regular mountain bikers, but I knew why they were there.

I saw 4 baby long nosed snakes and one dead one. I also saw a diamond back, two javelinas, and a scorpion eating a mouse. Unfortunately, the scorpion released the mouse when I got the camera out.
 Fauna
 Fauna [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Long-nosed snake  Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
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Apr 25 2016
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 Guides 1
 Routes 148
 Photos 9,924
 Triplogs 3,652

63 male
 Joined Apr 02 2005
 Mesa, AZ
Signal Wash Trail - UseryPhoenix, AZ
Signal Wash Trail - Usery
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Apr 25 2016
Tortoise_Hiker • Triplogs 3,652
Hiking8.10 Miles 100 AEG
Hiking8.10 Miles   2 Hrs   35 Mns   3.14 mph
100 ft AEG
 no routesno photosets
1st trip
Linked   10 linked trail guides
Levee Trail - Usery
Moon Rock Trail
Crimson Wash Trail - Usery
Channel Trail - Usery
Nighthawk Wash Trail - Usery
Blevins Trail
Cat Peaks Pass - Usery
Cat Peaks Trail - Usery
Meridian Trail
Spillway Trail - Usery
Partners none no partners
I went over to Usery to do some morning exploring on some different trails. Route Scout said 1050 AEG. Sounds high. I'll take 100. :D :y:
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Tortoise Hiking. Stop and smell the Petrichor.
 
Oct 17 2015
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 Guides 2
 Routes 25
 Photos 1,890
 Triplogs 604

41 male
 Joined Sep 13 2009
 Mesa, AZ
Crimson Wash Trail - UseryPhoenix, AZ
Crimson Wash Trail - Usery
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Oct 17 2015
jochal • Triplogs 604
Hiking8.60 Miles 360 AEG
Hiking8.60 Miles
360 ft AEG
 no routesno photosets
1st trip
Linked   7 linked trail guides
Merkle Memorial Trail
Noso Trail - Usery
Channel Trail - Usery
Signal Wash Trail - Usery
Spillway Trail - Usery
Nighthawk Wash Trail - Usery
Levee Trail - Usery
Partners none no partners
Out on Crimson Wash, took Levee over to Signal Wash, Spillway up to Blevins, then West on Blevins to Nighthawk Wash. Went West on Channel trail to end, then returned East to Noso. Returned to car, with a loop around Merkle on the way back.
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Sep 05 2015
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 Guides 69
 Routes 37
 Photos 3,010
 Triplogs 2,387

55 male
 Joined Oct 24 2010
 Phoenix,Az
Signal Wash Trail - UseryPhoenix, AZ
Signal Wash Trail - Usery
Phoenix, AZ
Run/Jog avatar Sep 05 2015
mt98dew • Triplogs 2,387
Run/Jog1.81 Miles 25 AEG
Run/Jog1.81 Miles      23 Mns   4.72 mph
25 ft AEG
 no routesno photosets
1st trip
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Belated post. This was my second hike on the east side on Saturday. Started from the Signal Wash south entry point and did a short loop involving the Signal Wash Trail and what I would term an extension of the Levee Trail. (The Levee Trail officially ends where the Spillway Trail intersects with it, but the actual levee continues east and then south. I included this unofficial portion in my loop. I was hoping this would generate more miles, but my main goal was to complete another trail on my "get 'er done" list. No wildlife. Saw a few people in the distance, but never encountered anyone. Weather was great!
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Jan 22 2014
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 Guides 13
 Routes 100
 Photos 1,794
 Triplogs 372

51 male
 Joined Jul 27 2011
 Mesa AZ
Cat Peaks LoopPhoenix, AZ
Cat Peaks Loop
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Jan 22 2014
BEEBEE • Triplogs 372
Hiking4.00 Miles 320 AEG
Hiking4.00 Miles   1 Hour   10 Mns   3.43 mph
320 ft AEG10 LBS Pack
 
Linked   linked  
Signal Wash Trail - Usery
Cat Peaks Trail - Usery
Meridian Trail
Blevins Trail
Partners none no partners
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"I hope we have once again reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There's a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: as government expands, liberty contracts."
 
Feb 06 2012
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 Guides 13
 Routes 100
 Photos 1,794
 Triplogs 372

51 male
 Joined Jul 27 2011
 Mesa AZ
Cat Peaks Pass - UseryPhoenix, AZ
Cat Peaks Pass - Usery
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Feb 06 2012
BEEBEE • Triplogs 372
Hiking3.27 Miles 310 AEG
Hiking3.27 Miles   1 Hour      3.27 mph
310 ft AEG
 
Linked   8 linked trail guides
Cat Peaks Pass - Usery
Signal Wash Trail - Usery
Levee Trail - Usery
Nighthawk Wash Trail - Usery
Cat Peaks Trail - Usery
Spillway Trail - Usery
Blevins Trail
Meridian Trail
Partners none no partners
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"I hope we have once again reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There's a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: as government expands, liberty contracts."
 
Oct 11 2011
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 Guides 4
 Photos 542
 Triplogs 573

46 male
 Joined Oct 19 2010
 Mesa, AZ
Nighthawk Wash Trail - UseryPhoenix, AZ
Nighthawk Wash Trail - Usery
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Oct 11 2011
Charger55 • Triplogs 573
Hiking3.40 Miles 80 AEG
Hiking3.40 Miles   2 Hrs      1.70 mph
80 ft AEG
 no routesno photosets
1st trip
Linked   linked  
Spillway Trail - Usery
Cat Peaks Pass - Usery
Signal Wash Trail - Usery
Partners none no partners
Lazy morning stroll.
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"I've driven across deserts, driven by the irony, that only being shackled to the road could ever I be free"
- Frank Turner "The Road"
 
Oct 05 2011
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 Guides 13
 Routes 100
 Photos 1,794
 Triplogs 372

51 male
 Joined Jul 27 2011
 Mesa AZ
Cat Peaks Pass - UseryPhoenix, AZ
Cat Peaks Pass - Usery
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Oct 05 2011
BEEBEE • Triplogs 372
Hiking3.27 Miles 310 AEG
Hiking3.27 Miles   1 Hour      3.27 mph
310 ft AEG17 LBS Pack
 
Linked   8 linked trail guides
Levee Trail - Usery
Nighthawk Wash Trail - Usery
Blevins Trail
Cat Peaks Pass - Usery
Cat Peaks Trail - Usery
Meridian Trail
Spillway Trail - Usery
Signal Wash Trail - Usery
Partners none no partners
This was a short loop hike on a gorgeous evening before dinner.
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"I hope we have once again reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There's a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: as government expands, liberty contracts."
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average hiking speed 2.18 mph

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