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| Hiking | 7.49 Miles |
1,090 AEG |
| | Hiking | 7.49 Miles | 2 Hrs 55 Mns | | 2.76 mph |
| 1,090 ft AEG | 12 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | The Plan was to do a loop finishing off with Peak 2429 at the last rather than the beginning:
8 to 100
100 to 1A
1A to 304
304 to 8B
8B to 8A
8A to 8
Peak 2429 to 8.
What really happened:
8 to 100
100 to 1A
1A forever to 100 to 8
Mistake:
Intersection of 100 and 1A (2.5miles from 40th St and Shea TH).
I thot I was still on 100 when I turned right and saw the 1A sign that took me south and up a hill. Reality, when I got to the intersection I should have turned left (east) on 1A because I was already at 1A ](https://hikearizona.com/dex2/images/smilies/eusa_wall.gif "Brick wall") .
I realized the error in my ways as I saw Northern Ave and then all of a sudden I am walking with the 51 on the right and then there are a bunch of houses in front of me  . And I hate walking by any kind of freeway as I've never had to do that before.
So I ventured up the hill, saw some other folks ahead, headed that way, caught up with them, they took the high trail and I took the low, more used trail. They disappeared and I was by myself for quite awhile before another hiker came from seemingly nowhere and caught & passed me. Eventually I climb a pass  and decide this will have to be my Peak 2429 as I wanted to be back to Tonto by 11ish since I still had to go up to my mom's for more sorting and moving.
Once to this saddle I look down and can see the TH area and as I make my way down the hill, I can see 1A and eventually end up on the section of 1A I should have been on  . I encounter a couple hikers that aren't sure where they are at and after discussing where their car is (they have no map of course but they're young) they think they have a handle on how to get back to it. After I had walked back down the hill a piece, I realize I could have given them my map as I really didn't need it at this point.
Anyway, I continue on 1A and then veer NE toward 100 eventually hooking up with a last little piece of 8 arriving back at Tonto by 10:45. I stopped at Q-T on the way home and got a frozen Caramel Latte and Cheetos. Note to self  , Cheetos don't go with Caramel Latte.
There were lots of people on the trails today, lots of bike riders (all were curteous except 1) and a few horseback riders, lots of dogs (most on leash, some not). I have to say I thot of jjiii (I was calculating how fast he could do this 7.5 miles at 4 MPH - AZT #34) and BAB and TrekkinGekko and Tortoise and Coanbru and johnlp and teva and so many other of you that can light up these trails. It has to be great to see so much in a short time. This is when I particularly envy you all  |
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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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