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| Hiking | 1.23 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 1.23 Miles | 30 Mns | | 2.46 mph |
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| no partners | | Since I was so far from home and the Pinnacle trail was such a short hike I thought I would do this small trail in the McDowells while I was in the neighborhood. The Equestrian Trail is more of an access trail to other trails than a stand alone trail. (It's only .25 miles long). Since I didn't want to do anything too long I decided to do a loop involving the 104th St. trail and the trail to the underpass. I got this idea by looking at the map provided at the TH. I had done all these trails before, except I had never done the "underpass trail" (not its official name, just a description) which takes off from the juncture of the 104th St trail and the Levee trail. I was surprised that this documented trail had gotten so little use. In fact, when I got on that portion of the trail, it looked as if they were actively discouraging people from using it. I was constantly stepping around branches and brush. Not a big deal, I just thought it was a bit of a mixed message.
At the start of the hike I saw a roadrunner with a lizard in its beak, standing on a branch 10 feet from me. I was not fast enough with my iPod/camera to get a shot, but it was a nice start to the hike. I thought I had just missed the epic battle of bird vs. lizard. Ironically, 30 minutes later, as I was driving out of the park, I saw that same roadrunner with the lizard still hanging out of its beak. Makes me wonder how long that roadrunner is going to run around with that lizard. |
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barrel GROWING out of the root of a saguaro (see photo set).
