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Bootlegger Trail - MSPN

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Mar 20 2023
		Yoder • Triplogs 273

Hiking	11.80 Miles	1,150 AEG

Hiking	11.80 Miles	4 Hrs 23 Mns		3.15 mph
	1,150 ft AEG	38 Mns Break	10 LBS Pack

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Coyote Canyon Loop MSP

[ checklist ] Arizona Lupine California Poppy Chia Coulter's Lupine Fiddleneck Lesser yellowthroat Gilia Mexican Gold Poppy Narrow-Leaved Popcorn Flower Owl Clover Popcornflower Red Barberry Sand fringepod Scorpionweed Threadleaf Groundsel

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Loop created with sections from the following trails, and including the unmapped region
1. Bootlegger Trail (2.3 miles)
2, Granite Mountain Loop Trail (0.7 miles)
3. Coyote Canyon Trail (0.5 miles)
4. Unmapped Region (0.5 miles)
5. High Desert Trail (1.5 miles)
6. Stagecoach Trail (0.4 miles)
7. South Diablo Trail (1.4 miles)
6. The Devide Trail (0.1 miles)
7. Unmapped Region (0.3 miles)
8, Granite Mountain Loop Trail ()
9. Bootlegger Trail (2.3 miles)

Wildflowers did not disapoint.

Flora

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Wildflowers Observation Substantial
Poppies, Lupin, Fiddleneck, Silverpuffs, Arizona Popcorn, Chia, Threadleaf Groundsel. A number of poppy and fiddleneck patches Flowers are about as good as its going to get in this section of the desert right now.

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J. Yoder

Jun 26 2021

Nightstalker

Routes 189
Photos 7,236
Triplogs 1,740

57 male

Joined Apr 25 2011
Goodyear, AZ

Granite Mountain El Diablo Loop, AZ

Mtn Biking		Jun 26 2021
		Nightstalker • Triplogs 1,740

Mtn Biking	14.20 Miles	725 AEG

Mtn Biking	14.20 Miles	2 Hrs 24 Mns	7.54 mph
	725 ft AEG	31 Mns Break

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136th Street Express Trail - MSPN

Hawknest Trail - MSPN

Bootlegger Trail - MSPN

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With all the National Forests closed, took the bike out with Carey and did a nice counter clock-wise loop at Brown's Ranch. Saw a whole bunch of mountain bikers and only a few hikers.

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Apr 11 2020

cw50must

Guides 11
Routes 2
Photos 3,776
Triplogs 334

48 male

Joined Jun 09 2009
Mesa, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

Mtn Biking		Apr 11 2020
		cw50must • Triplogs 334

Mtn Biking	17.00 Miles	220 AEG

Mtn Biking	17.00 Miles
	220 ft AEG

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Powerline Road #1 - MSPN

West Express Trail - MSPN

Axle Grease Trail

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PArked at Pima and Dynomite went up power line and then took a combination back to the parking lot. All the people were within 1/2 mile of the trailhead.

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Mar 17 2019

GrottoGirl

Guides 3
Routes 569
Photos 11,976
Triplogs 1,634

50 female

Joined Sep 18 2009
Tucson, AZ

Browns Ranch Explore, AZ

Mtn Biking		Mar 17 2019
		GrottoGirl • Triplogs 1,634

Mtn Biking	15.54 Miles	982 AEG

Mtn Biking	15.54 Miles	3 Hrs 44 Mns	4.88 mph
	982 ft AEG	33 Mns Break

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Cholla Mountain Loop from Brown's Ranch TH

Brown's Ranch Road Trail - MSPN

Hawknest Trail - MSPN

Upper Ranch Trail - MSPN

Maverick Trail - MSPN

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Fun ride for my friend's birthday!

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Feb 21 2019

mt98dew

Guides 69
Routes 37
Photos 3,010
Triplogs 2,387

55 male

Joined Oct 24 2010
Phoenix,Az

Phoenix, AZ

Run/Jog		Feb 21 2019
		mt98dew • Triplogs 2,387

Run/Jog	9.06 Miles	91 AEG

Run/Jog	9.06 Miles	1 Hour 38 Mns	5.55 mph
	91 ft AEG

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Had the day off so got an early morning run in at the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. Got there a bit too early and had to wait for the gates to open (6:42). Two other enthusiasts followed me into the park, but I never saw anyone while I was out on the trails. It was a surreal setting. It wasn't fog, but the clouds were hanging so low that visibility was very limited...maybe a quarter of a mile. Did a loop with South Diablo being the objective. Briefly on Brown Ranch Road trail and then took the Chuckwagon to Balanced Rock over to the Cholla Loop. CCW on the Cholla Loop to the Branding Iron. Briefly on BI to get to the Divide Trail. Even more briefly on the Divide to get to South Diablo. This is designed more with bikers in mind, but is an entertaining hiking trail. (Side note: as a hiking trail either direction is fine, but for bikers I would suggest going east to west due to the elevation change and the rock obstacles). South Diablo Trail had several splits (regular and more difficult). When faced with the split I stayed with the more difficult option. Not sure how that effects the stated mileage for this trail, probably not by much. As for hiking/jogging it. It wasn't that difficult, but biking would be different story. From South Diablo, I took Stagecoach back to the Cholla Loop. From Cholla I connected to Dry Gulch to the Corral and then Brown Ranch Toad Trail back to the TH. As much as I love the trails out there(...and I do love the trails. The best designed biking and running trails in my honest opinion), the real story today was the weather. Minimal visibility to start with a biting wind. But wind quickly brought with it.....SNOW!

And that snowed stayed with me for almost a full hour, alternating between icy pellets to huge half inch flakes. This made for a magically diverting run. It wasn't until the last 30 minutes when the snow suddenly transitioned into rain. I was already soaked by then so it wasn't too much of an inconvenience. Great run and the trails were in great shape except for the last stretch on Brown Ranch where I was avoiding puddles.

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Mar 25 2017

The_Eagle

Guides 41
Routes 1,626
Photos 14,983
Triplogs 2,762

69 male

Joined Jan 20 2009
Far NE Phoenix,

McDowell Sonoran Preserve-North Loop, AZ

Hiking		Mar 25 2017
		The_Eagle • Triplogs 2,762

Hiking	15.43 Miles	919 AEG

Hiking	15.43 Miles	4 Hrs 58 Mns		3.13 mph
	919 ft AEG	2 Mns Break	13 LBS Pack

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Dove Valley Trail - MSPN

Soapberry Wash Trail - MSPN

Old Paint Wash - MSPN

Desperado Trail - MSPN

Broken Spoke Trail - MSPN

Old Camp Trail - MSPN

Powerline Road #1 - MSPN

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Short walk in the park.
Beautifully cool weather.
The park is busting with blooming flora.
Banana Yucca, Poppys, Brittlebush, Dichelostemma capitatum, Fiddleneck, Scorpionweed,Desert Chicory, Globemallow, Luppine, Woolly Daisy, Wiry Lotus, Chuparosa and even Microseris

, to name a few.

This is the best time of year to enjoy this park

With afternoon plans, the goal was to hit a few trails out there I had not been on.

There were no @Mazatzal or @Crzy4AZ sightings

Flora

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[ checklist ] Banana Yucca

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There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
Dave Barry

Feb 24 2017

Sun_Ray

Routes 144
Photos 1,145
Triplogs 1,238

77 male

Joined Sep 09 2004
Scottsdale, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Feb 24 2017
		Sun_Ray • Triplogs 1,238

Hiking	9.19 Miles	518 AEG

Hiking	9.19 Miles	3 Hrs 59 Mns	2.87 mph
	518 ft AEG	47 Mns Break

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Dove Valley Trail - MSPN

Cow Poke Trail - MSPN

Branding Iron Trail - MSPN

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As a member of the 'All Trails Club' in the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy, whenever a new map comes out with addtional trails I need to hike them to maintain my membership. I've been putting off North and South Diablo as they are about equal distance from most of the tailheads and farther than I've wanted to hike. North and South Diablo are designed with mountain bikers in mind as they both have black diamond rated areas. Decided to park near the corner of 135th St and Dove Valley and go in at a step over in the fence. This is what Judy and I ended up doing: Dove Valley Trail, Cow Poke, Granite Mountain Loop, Branding Iron, S.Diablo, N. Diablo, The Divide, Branding Iron, Granite Mountain Loop and Dove Valley. The Diablo trails are not marked with mileage markers as there is not room on the map and there are several small loop on both trails. I did a real poor job of estimating the mileage in the area to be about a mile and it turned out to be 3.5! So my planned 6+ hike turned into 9+. We had the time and water so no big deal. I've now completed all the new trials in the Northern section of Brown's Ranch area. A new trailhead at the corner of Dynamite and Pima Rd will open sometime in 2018....so I've got some time before I have new trials to hike.

Wildflowers Observation Isolated

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Brian
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday......there is no SOMEDAY!

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Nov 27 2016

DarthStiller

Guides 27
Routes 669
Photos 12,096
Triplogs 856

56 male

Joined Jul 05 2006
Mesa, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Nov 27 2016
		DarthStiller • Triplogs 856

Hiking	13.20 Miles	784 AEG

Hiking	13.20 Miles	5 Hrs 5 Mns	2.60 mph
	784 ft AEG

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136th Street Express Trail - MSPN

Renegade Trail - MSPN

Dove Valley Trail - MSPN

Barb's Trail - MSPN

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Went back up this area to do a few more trails I haven't hiked yet. Took 136th St. to Barb's Trail, Renegade and High Desert and The Divide Trails. Then I did the North and South Diablo Trails, including all the inter-braided loops marked "most difficult", which they weren't really at all. At the end of the South Diablo Trail, I was on the Divide Trail headed north when I saw the junction for a trail that cut across the unmapped area. I decided to take this as it was headed in the direction I was going (back to the car) and it looked like a shortcut. It junctions on the north end with the High Desert Trail again, which saved me probably over a half mile of hiking. From the High Desert Trail, I took Dove Valley back to the east side via Barb's and 136th St. again.

didn't see any other hikers, and even the number of bikers was pretty low. I think I've seen more people out there in the heat of the summer. The temperature was much cooler than it has been recently thanks to the clouds. No interesting wildlife spotted, barely even chipmunks or rabbits.

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Oct 04 2016

mazatzal

Routes 36
Photos 2,658
Triplogs 1,347

67 male

Joined Jul 28 2004
Scottsdale, AZ

Renegade - Diablos - Desperado, AZ

Hiking		Oct 04 2016
		mazatzal • Triplogs 1,347

Hiking	10.20 Miles	556 AEG

Hiking	10.20 Miles	4 Hrs 30 Mns	2.45 mph
	556 ft AEG	20 Mns Break

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Barb's Trail - MSPN

Renegade Trail - MSPN

Branding Iron Trail - MSPN