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Wagner-Bluff-Gooseneck-Pemberton - MMRP, AZ
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| Hiking | 13.42 Miles |
784 AEG |
| | Hiking | 13.42 Miles | 4 Hrs 37 Mns | | 2.96 mph |
| 784 ft AEG | 5 Mns Break | 23 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | Another solo Friday hike for me...
Starting from the Wagner Trailhead at McDowell Mountain Regional Park (MMRP), I hiked Wagner, left on Granite, right on Bluff, left on Pemberton, right on Rock Knob, right on Gooseneck. When I came to the county park connectors which led back into the park, I took the connector that brought me over to the Saguaro Nest Trail. I hiked a short ways on Saguaro Nest and then (finally) took the connector which brought me back into MMRP. At that point, I got back onto the Pemberton and headed east, turning right on Lariat, then left on Granite. That led me back to Wagner which led me back to my truck.
The trails were in remarkably good shape after the storm that hit the area on Wednesday evening. I didn't see much evidence of serious erosion, though it was obvious that the washes had flowed heavily for a time. I saw a significant amount of water in Granite Tank - probably the most I've ever seen in that tank.
I saw several mountain bikers early on and then one more out on Gooseneck. After that, I saw no one until I got back to the parking area. There, I saw Susan Davis, who used to hike with our group a number of years ago. She still comes to the park, but restricts herself to hiking the roads.
As I was driving out of the park, I saw a dump truck leaving after having dumped a load of sand (presumably from road cleanup) along the side of the park road near the entrance. Just outside the park, I saw other machines working on clearing the section of road where Shallmo Wash crosses the road. On Wednesday evening, I stopped to look at Shallmo Wash from the driveway connecting the Four Peaks / Horse Staging area with the main park road. It looked like a small but turbulent river. |
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Wildflowers Observation Isolated
Senna, Barrel Cactus |
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Kind of annoying since I had plugged it in to charge the previous night. So to be honest my time is a guesstimate and my distance is based on what the maps said I did. I took the Pemberton west to where it connected to the Delsie and then took that back to the Granite Trail where I retraced my route back to the car. In the dark for the first half of the run...very cool! About half way through the Pemberton I was able to turn off the headlamp and run safely with the predawn light. Delsie is a sweet trail to run on, especially going north to south...almost entirely a gradual downhill slope. It made an old man feel young 
