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Sunflower Trail #344 AZ, AZ
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| Hiking | 12.25 Miles |
1,582 AEG |
| | Hiking | 12.25 Miles | 5 Hrs 55 Mns | | 2.37 mph |
| 1,582 ft AEG | 45 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | S had some plans Sunday evening, so we were looking for something fairly close to the valley with not a ton of miles. Having hiked part of section 21 a couple of weeks back, we decided to continue NB and hike the Sunflower trail of passage 22. A chilly start as we made our way down to the creekbed and underneath 87. Tons of condensation on the ground from the recent rains, which led to the first 2.5 miles of the trail being pretty muddy, which turned our shoes into cement blocks. We made a stop at Rock Spring, not looking for the spring, but there was a good amount of water in the creek bed. Made the small climb up to the area where the power lines cut across, and was surprised to see a herd of roughly 10 horses under some juniper in the area. We continued to the Cross F TH junction, where we had a quick break in the creek before starting our hike back. On our hike back, the horses had now dispersed near the road crossing, with some walking up within a couple of feet of us (not sure if these are wild or they belong to someone). The rest of the hike back to Sunflower was uneventful as we made pretty good time, by our fairly low standards  .
Besides the horses, a couple of small herds of bovine along the way, tons of ravens, and a red-tailed hawk. We came across a two-legged animal near the Cross F TH who was hunting, and that was it for the day. This trail had the most gates I've ever come across for a day hike, I think I counted 10 total of various sizes and types. Nice and easy hike for a Sunday. |
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Wildflowers Observation Light
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| | | Too brushy to look for the spring, but some good-sized pools in the creekbed. | | _____________________
Hiking is just walking where it’s okay to pee.  |
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