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Time flys, nearly four months since last. Excitingly warm but dragged getting up prospector hiking like I learned to hike by what others deem necessary.

A few poppies and lupine in shadow hollows.

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229734

Feb 19 2026

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Joined Dec 24 2007
Ahwatukee, AZ

Bursera - Gila loop, AZ

Hiking		Feb 19 2026
		LindaAnn • Triplogs 2,792

Hiking	5.90 Miles	1,231 AEG

Hiking	5.90 Miles	2 Hrs 14 Mns	2.72 mph
	1,231 ft AEG	4 Mns Break

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Loop of Bursera & Gila trails. Cool morning. Too much sun. Lots of coyotes. Not many hikers.

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229489

Feb 17 2026

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Ahwatukee, AZ

Gila - Lost loop, AZ

Hiking		Feb 17 2026
		LindaAnn • Triplogs 2,792

Hiking	8.54 Miles	1,914 AEG

Hiking	8.54 Miles	3 Hrs 20 Mns	2.60 mph
	1,914 ft AEG	3 Mns Break

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Took Gila all the way west. National east. Side trip over 2484, then down Lost Mine. Cool temps and breeze, but too much sun.

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229459

Feb 16 2026

trekkin_gecko

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Joined Nov 17 2008
phoenix, az

Gila Gila, AZ

Hiking		Feb 16 2026
		trekkin_gecko • Triplogs 4,837

Hiking	11.58 Miles	2,420 AEG

Hiking	11.58 Miles	3 Hrs 45 Mns	3.25 mph
	2,420 ft AEG	11 Mns Break

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got going around 0800 from pyramid
bursera, west end of gila, national, pyramid/gila
quite a few people out
windy up high with some cloud cover
good hike, needed one like that

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229448

Feb 02 2026

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45 female

Joined Dec 24 2007
Ahwatukee, AZ

Lost - Gila loop, AZ

Hiking		Feb 02 2026
		LindaAnn • Triplogs 2,792

Hiking	7.37 Miles	1,661 AEG

Hiking	7.37 Miles	3 Hrs 5 Mns	2.42 mph
	1,661 ft AEG	2 Mns Break

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Workout loop. Up Lost Ranch Mine, east on National, down Pyramid/Gila. Saw JJ in the big wash on Gila. Hot. Some breeze. Dirty air. Chatted with a hiker in the parking lot who had seen me near the Prospector/National junction. He and his friend were doing a double loop of the Lost/Pyramid trails. He looked remarkably like a friend of mine in Vegas, but it definitely wasn’t him.

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229130

Jan 11 2026

trekkin_gecko

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67 female

Joined Nov 17 2008
phoenix, az

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Jan 11 2026
		trekkin_gecko • Triplogs 4,837

Hiking	6.27 Miles	1,350 AEG

Hiking	6.27 Miles	1 Hour 55 Mns	3.27 mph
	1,350 ft AEG

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up and back on pyramid
late morning start time
breezy, nice temps
crossed paths with jj on his way down
don't feel like i'm in very good shape lately, so was happy to hit the post under an hour
only one way to fix that

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228648

Jan 10 2026

fricknaley

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Joined Jun 20 2003
Tucson, AZ

South Mountain, AZ

Hiking		Jan 10 2026
		fricknaley • Triplogs 4,263

Hiking	16.25 Miles	4,154 AEG

Hiking	16.25 Miles	4 Hrs 53 Mns		3.53 mph
	4,154 ft AEG	17 Mns Break	6 LBS Pack

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Big Loop at south mountain. the wind for the first half was horrendous then it calmed down. great route and fun day out there seeing a bunch of new stuff

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228698

Jan 08 2026

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Joined Dec 24 2007
Ahwatukee, AZ

Gila - Bursera Canyon loop, AZ

Hiking		Jan 08 2026
		LindaAnn • Triplogs 2,792

Hiking	3.80 Miles	805 AEG

Hiking	3.80 Miles	1 Hour 23 Mns	2.81 mph
	805 ft AEG	2 Mns Break

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Parked at Bursera trailhead and headed west on Gila. Tons of poppies on the east side of the saddle. Just before the saddle, Wyatt called to tell me he was sick and needing to leave school. Ugh, my planned 8 miles just got a lot shorter. At the saddle, I took the connector up to Bursera, west on Bursera, then down Bursera Canyon to complete a short loop. Nice temps and clouds, but too sunny by the finish.

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Jan 06 2026

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Ahwatukee, AZ

Lost - Gila loop, AZ

Hiking		Jan 06 2026
		LindaAnn • Triplogs 2,792

Hiking	7.91 Miles	1,813 AEG

Hiking	7.91 Miles	3 Hrs 4 Mns	2.64 mph
	1,813 ft AEG	4 Mns Break

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Goat Hill via National West

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Nice morning for a workout hike now that winter break is over for both kids. Headed up Lost Ranch Mine. At National, made a quick stop on 2484, then headed east. Side trip to Goat Hill. New graffiti up there. The big boulder that fell on Natl a few months ago has now been fully pushed off the trail. Came down Gila/Pyramid.

Tried out a new pair of Mount to Coast T1 trail runners. I liked them quite a bit—comfortable, light, good grip. If the durability is good, they’ll become part of the frequent rotation.

Was supposed to be cloudy? I saw way too much sunlight. At least it was reasonably cool.

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228574

Dec 31 2025

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Joined Mar 14 2015
Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Dec 31 2025
		astrobrewer • Triplogs 222

Hiking	4.01 Miles	660 AEG

Hiking	4.01 Miles	2 Hrs 19 Mns	2.02 mph
	660 ft AEG	20 Mns Break

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Brought wife out to see poppies. Up to the saddle and back again.

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228497

Dec 30 2025

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Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Dec 30 2025
		astrobrewer • Triplogs 222

Hiking	3.29 Miles	469 AEG

Hiking	3.29 Miles	1 Hour 33 Mns	2.19 mph
	469 ft AEG	3 Mns Break

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Short hike with my wife to show her the poppies on bloom that I saw earlier in the day hiking alone.

Wildflowers Observation None
Poppies!

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228442

Dec 28 2025

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Joined Mar 14 2015
Phoenix, AZ

Bursera Canyon

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Dec 28 2025
		astrobrewer • Triplogs 222

Hiking	7.11 Miles	1,518 AEG

Hiking	7.11 Miles	2 Hrs 59 Mns	2.48 mph
	1,518 ft AEG	7 Mns Break

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First hike since before Thanksgiving due to holiday busyness and houseguests. Got a late start because I was feeling a little under the weather, but was determined to hike. Started on Bursera Canyon Trail because it's been ages since I last hiked that trail. There were lots of purple scorpion weed flowers and rock daisies blooming. At the junction with Bursera Trail I headed downhill towards the west.

On the north-facing slopes there were yellow poppies in bloom. Lots of them. Entire hillsides were covered with bright yellow flowers. Absolutely beautiful and unexpected. The north-facing slopes were very lush and green and the bright yellow flowers really popped.

At the bottom of the hill I took the Gila Trail to the National Trail to the Bursera Trail, and then to the Gila Trail heading eastward. More poppies on bloom on the north-facing slopes below Bursera Trail on the downhill section of Gila.

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[ checklist ] Emorys Rock Daisy Mexican Gold Poppy Scorpionweed

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Wildflowers Observation Substantial
Poppies on bloom on north-facing slopes. Purple scorpion weed and rock daisies also blooming.

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Dec 23 2025

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45 female

Joined Dec 24 2007
Ahwatukee, AZ

Lost - Gila loop, AZ

Hiking		Dec 23 2025
		LindaAnn • Triplogs 2,792

Hiking	7.76 Miles	1,750 AEG

Hiking	7.76 Miles	3 Hrs 14 Mns	2.53 mph
	1,750 ft AEG	10 Mns Break

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Got started mid-afternoon. Warm. Up Lost Ranch Mine. Some of the recent rockfall/erosion has been cleaned up. Now the trail is its normal level of steep and rocky.

East on National. Gross air. Goat Hill. Nice breeze with clouds moving in. Came off the east side of the Goat Hill summit. Way too overgrown, spent some time picking sharp vegetation out of my socks. Down Pyramid/Gila. A few raindrops in the final half mile and on the drive home. Good workout.

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228269

Dec 18 2025

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45 female

Joined Dec 24 2007
Ahwatukee, AZ

Gila - Lost loop, AZ

Hiking		Dec 18 2025
		LindaAnn • Triplogs 2,792

Hiking	11.64 Miles	2,680 AEG

Hiking	11.64 Miles	5 Hrs 7 Mns	2.30 mph
	2,680 ft AEG	4 Mns Break

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Got started around 0745. Up Pyramid/Gila. East on National to the highpoint of the trail below the towers. Headed back west on Natl, then came down Lost Mine. Warm. Gross air. Good to get some double digit mileage.

Wildflowers Observation Light
Brittlebush, poppies, scorpionweed, globemallow, creosote.

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228154

Dec 08 2025

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Ahwatukee, AZ

Gila - Bursera Canyon loop, AZ

Hiking		Dec 08 2025
		LindaAnn • Triplogs 2,792

Hiking	7.12 Miles	1,436 AEG

Hiking	7.12 Miles	2 Hrs 38 Mns	2.74 mph
	1,436 ft AEG	2 Mns Break

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Met up with Daniela at the Bursera trailhead and got started around 0750. West on Gila to its end, east on National, east on Bursera, finished on Bursera Canyon.

Comfortable temps in the shade, warm in the sun. Not many other hikers out. Good workout.

Wildflowers Observation Light
Lots of poppies along Gila, just west of Lost Ranch. Some also along Bursera. Random scorpionweed. Brittlebush.

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227908

Oct 19 2025

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Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Oct 19 2025
		astrobrewer • Triplogs 222

Hiking	12.67 Miles	4,204 AEG

Hiking	12.67 Miles	4 Hrs 44 Mns	2.75 mph
	4,204 ft AEG	8 Mns Break

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I decided to hike the Gila Trail end-to-end. It's not that easy since neither end of the Gila Trail is near a trailhead.

I started at the Bursera trailhead and took Bursera trail to the end where it meets up with the National Trail. I then took National west to the Western end of Gila Trail. It was 4 miles just to get to the west end of Gila to "start" the hike.

Relatively easy hiking to the bottom of the old Pyramid Trail hill. It was already noon and hot. I considered turning around, but decided to stick to my original goal and hiked on up despite the heat. Once on top there was and intermittent light breeze that helped.

I finally reached the eastern end of Gila where it meets National Trail and completed my goal. Yay! I had hiked just over 9 miles. I thought about taking National to Prospector's Loop back, but it was hot and my legs were tired and that would have added another mile so I went back on Gila (Pyramid).

There were only a few Sphinx moth caterpillars this time. Last weekend they were everywhere. The few I saw were nearly all black and some were trying to burrow in the dirt. Last weekend most were green or yellow and many were eating plants. I am guessing that they start out green or yellow and need to eat, then they turn black and burrow into the ground to turn into moths.

A nice hike and a good workout. When the weather cools down I will do this again and return via Prospectors Loop.

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[ checklist ] Wooly Tidestromia

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[ checklist ] Aulicus edwardsii

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226754

Oct 13 2025

Guides 112
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Joined Dec 24 2007
Ahwatukee, AZ

Lost - Gila loop, AZ

Hiking		Oct 13 2025
		LindaAnn • Triplogs 2,792

Hiking	7.65 Miles	1,627 AEG

Hiking	7.65 Miles	3 Hrs 28 Mns	2.28 mph
	1,627 ft AEG	7 Mns Break

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Workout hike. Lost Ranch Mine has some moderate erosion, mostly on the lower half. Obvious flooding in the wash. East on National, with a stop at Goat Hill. One boulder rolled down onto the trail, forcing you to scoot around it. Came down Pyramid/Gila, which also had some erosion. Lots of those gross caterpillars. Very humid. Nice breeze at times.

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[ checklist ] Goat Hill Cocktus

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Sep 05 2025

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Lost - Gila loop, AZ

Hiking		Sep 05 2025
		LindaAnn • Triplogs 2,792

Hiking	7.65 Miles	1,635 AEG

Hiking	7.65 Miles	3 Hrs 20 Mns	2.34 mph
	1,635 ft AEG	4 Mns Break

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One of my usual workout loops. Got started around 0715. Very muggy. Very little breeze. Headed up Lost Ranch Mine, which has occasional shade. Most of the time, I didn’t know if I was crying from the misery, or if it was just sweat pouring down my face. Muddy in a few places.

Went up to Goat Hill, but the summit was swarmed by thousands of flying ant looking bugs. Turned around immediately. Continued east on National, then down Gila/Pyramid. Crossed paths with JJ near the top of Pyramid. Had a few patches of shade from clouds on the descent, which was quite nice.

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225737

Sep 02 2025

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Gila - Bursera Canyon loop, AZ

Hiking		Sep 02 2025
		LindaAnn • Triplogs 2,792

Hiking	7.02 Miles	1,364 AEG

Hiking	7.02 Miles	2 Hrs 57 Mns	2.42 mph
	1,364 ft AEG	3 Mns Break

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Unfortunately, I’m back in AZ for a couple of weeks. I don’t like warm temps. I don’t like the high overhead angle of the sun. I don’t like cactus or thorns. I don’t like brown or dusty dirt. I don’t like arid climates. So I decided to go do a hike in all of those things.

Started around 0515 and headed west on Gila. Back east on National and Bursera. Finished up on Bursera Canyon. Only saw one other person. Heard some owls.

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[ checklist ] Sunrise

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Sep 01 2025

joebartels

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Telegraph - Prospector Lasso Loop, AZ

Hiking		Sep 01 2025
		joebartels • Triplogs 5,969

Hiking	9.36 Miles	2,712 AEG

Hiking	9.36 Miles	4 Hrs 2 Mns	2.52 mph
	2,712 ft AEG	19 Mns Break

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