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| Hiking | 26.55 Miles |
4,783 AEG |
| | Hiking | 26.55 Miles | 9 Hrs 17 Mns | | 3.02 mph |
| 4,783 ft AEG | 30 Mns Break | 15 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | Day 1
8.75 miles, 3h 11m, 1418 AEG. 2.75mph.
Day 2
17.81 Miles, 6h 6m, 2546 AEG, 2.9MPH
Day 1,
I took both my pups up to Cave Creek Regional park. We did the ClayMine, Overton West Boundary, Jasper trail, and parts of the slate and Go John Trails.
Day 2
On day 1, I hadnt planned on hiking the rest of the park all in one day. If I had planned better, I could have shaved 2 miles off todays hike. I did a lot of backtracking today. Day 2 started out perfect. Great weather with an early start. I only took my Jack Russell (Miss Ellie) with me today. This is her first hike with out my other dog. We did the GO John trail, backtracked to the Quartz trail. Then we did the Flume trail forward and backward. Then the slate trail a little past Cave Creek, then backtracked back to the truck. Miss Ellie did great! We didnt take any real breaks. She stopped running back and forth around the 5 mile mark, and kept pace the rest of the trip. I dont know how dogs do this, but when we got close to the truck she knew we where close to the truck. Her paced picked up the last 1/4 mile. She remembered that part of the trail from 2 days ago.
All the trails in the park are great trails, except the flume trail. The flume trail is hiking on the desert floor. 1 mile of the trail is on an access road.
Miss Ellie learned a valuable lesson.. Dont chase birds into a cactus. http://hikearizona.com/photo=404850 This picture was taken, after I took 20% of the thornes out. She did very well during the surgery. She didnt chase any birds off the trail after that. |
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