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I've been dying to take the gravel bike out to MMRP for a spin. Didn't want to brave the weekday cross town traffic, but the parks has events scheduled for the next few weekends, so today is the day! Did the Angry Coyote Loop (Cinch, Scenic, Pemberton, Escondido, Verde, Pemberton, Delsie, Bluff, Pemberton, Tonto Tank, Pemberton, Lower Shallmo Wash counter clockwise) and finished it off with a lap around the Sport Loop on the competitive track. The Aravaipa Running club is setting up for it Javelina Jundred race this weekend. Lots of bikers and hikers out on the trails this morning. It was a great ride on the Cutthroat.

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[ checklist ] Fire Burn Area & Recovery

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Feb 02 2022

Yoder

Guides 8
Routes 70
Photos 3,208
Triplogs 273

59 male

Joined Oct 07 2017
Chandler, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Feb 02 2022
		Yoder • Triplogs 273

Hiking	10.30 Miles	760 AEG

Hiking	10.30 Miles	3 Hrs 13 Mns		3.53 mph
	760 ft AEG	18 Mns Break	10 LBS Pack

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We decided to make a loop with the Wagner, Pemberton and Delsie trails. Typical hiking for this park, didn't see many folks,

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[ checklist ] Chipping Sparrow Mule Deer Northern Flicker

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J. Yoder

Jan 18 2020

mt98dew

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

55 male

Joined Oct 24 2010
Phoenix,Az

Phoenix, AZ

Run/Jog		Jan 18 2020
		mt98dew • Triplogs 2,387

Run/Jog	14.00 Miles	305 AEG

Run/Jog	14.00 Miles	2 Hrs 43 Mns	5.15 mph
	305 ft AEG

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Morning run in MMRP. Wanted to get a loop involving the Delsie. Got on the trail around 6:30am. Still dark, but the trail is in such good shape the no light was needed. Went clockwise on the the Pemberton. Took 8.5 miles to get to Delsie....felt like more. Paused briefly there to check out the ramada (in memory of Doug Carlson). Pretty nice set up. There is a ramada, bench and a tube exchange station for bikers. There are also some connector trails just outside the MMRP premise that connect to the Saguaro Nest Trail. I was my age the miles went I reached this juncture, but luckily Delsie and Granite trails are literally downhill. If I was in better shape, this would have been a good place to crank up the pace. As it was, it allowed me to keep my run going. Really enjoyed the Delsie. Exposed, but had the perfect incline. Took Delsie to Granite and the Granite back to the Pemberton. After that it was a short stint on the Pemberton to get back to the TH. Surprised at the minimal activity. Didn't see anyone on the Pemberton and only saw 5 bikers and a trail runner on the Delsie/Granite. Wildlife included several rabbits and a deer. Weather was nice, but I had a jacket for the run.

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Jan 18 2019

Guides 3
Routes 25
Photos 2,216
Triplogs 237

63 male

Joined Apr 22 2012
Fountain Hills,

McDowell Meander, AZ

Hiking		Jan 18 2019
		KBKB • Triplogs 237

Hiking	12.03 Miles	823 AEG

Hiking	12.03 Miles	4 Hrs 36 Mns		3.21 mph
	823 ft AEG	51 Mns Break	24 LBS Pack

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Wagner - Granite - Bluff Loop - MMRP

Rock Knob Trail - MSP / MMRP

Gooseneck Trail - MSPC

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Mike, Ben, Marilyn, Kay, Diane, and Marilyn joined me for a twelve mile hike in McDowell Mountain Regional Park and nearby McDowell Sonoran Preserve.

We hiked: Wagner, Granite, Delsie, Gooseneck, Rock Knob, Pemberton, Bluff Tr Wash, Granite, Bluff, Granite, and back on Wagner.

We saw a lot of mountain bikes out in the morning - more than usual for a Friday. There was a group at Jackass Junction (near Granite Tank) that was working on fixing a flat. There's now a bike repair station there, complete with tubes in a mailbox. It works on the honor system - you take what you need and bring back supplies when you next ride by.

Anyway... all of these trails were in great shape. The desert was incredibly green w/ lots of flowering plants too.

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Nov 16 2018

Guides 3
Routes 25
Photos 2,216
Triplogs 237

63 male

Joined Apr 22 2012
Fountain Hills,

Wagner-Delsie-Gooseneck-Rock Knob-Bluff - MMRP, AZ

Hiking		Nov 16 2018
		KBKB • Triplogs 237

Hiking	11.80 Miles	827 AEG

Hiking	11.80 Miles	4 Hrs 19 Mns		3.20 mph
	827 ft AEG	38 Mns Break	24 LBS Pack

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Rock Knob Trail - MSP / MMRP

Gooseneck Trail - MSPC

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Sara, Marilyn, Marilyn, Ben, Mike, and Nick joined me for the Friday morning hike in McDowell Mountain Regional Park.

Starting from the Wagner Trailhead, we hiked: Wagner, Granite, Delsie, Gooseneck, Rock Knob, Pemberton, Bluff Wash, Bluff, Granite, and Wagner.

We saw other hikers and some mountain bikers too.

We saw a red tail hawk while we were on the Gooseneck Trail. Near the end, we saw a bunch of ravens circling - we think that there may have been something dead or dying below them.

The wash below the Bluff Trail seemed more densely vegetated than I remember it being in the past. We also encountered a deeply eroded trench - perhaps three feet deep - that I don't remember seeing before. That was in one of the washes though. As noted in other triplogs, trails in the park are in good condition.

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[ checklist ] Chain Fruit Cholla Chuparosa Goldeneye

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Oct 19 2018

Guides 3
Routes 25
Photos 2,216
Triplogs 237

63 male

Joined Apr 22 2012
Fountain Hills,

Wagner-Granite-Pemberton-Delsie - MMRP, AZ

Hiking		Oct 19 2018
		KBKB • Triplogs 237

Hiking	9.75 Miles	646 AEG

Hiking	9.75 Miles	3 Hrs 26 Mns		2.95 mph
	646 ft AEG	8 Mns Break	24 LBS Pack

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Marilyn, Jill, Mike, and Bob joined me for the Friday morning hike in McDowell Mountain Regional Park.

Starting from the Wagner Trailhead, we hiked Wagner and then Granite. At the largish wash that Granite crosses just before it starts heading back uphill to the Bluff, we turned west into that wash and stayed in the wash until we got to Pemberton. We then took Pemberton and then Delsie which brought us back to the Granite Trail. From there we took Granite and Wagner to return to the trailhead.

The wash has a boulder problem to get up some rocks near the point where Granite crosses the wash. Recent rains have eroded away some of the ground around the rocks where some scrambling is required. As a result, a key foothold is now out of reach for many hikers. (And, for those who can reach this foothold, the stemming move to go upwards might be too difficult - this was my wife's problem when she tried it.) There is an alternate scramble with some mild exposure to the right. There's also a way to bypass this scrambling altogether off to the left.

We saw a number of mountain bikers. We also some two deer, though there may have been more, just west of the Pemberton.

The morning started cool but warmed up to be fairly comfortable by the time we finished.

Flora

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[ checklist ] Desert Senna Desert Thorn Apple

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Jul 20 2018

Guides 3
Routes 25
Photos 2,216
Triplogs 237

63 male

Joined Apr 22 2012
Fountain Hills,

Wagner-Delsie-Stoneman-Bluff Lasso - MMRP, AZ

Hiking		Jul 20 2018
		KBKB • Triplogs 237

Hiking	10.34 Miles	686 AEG

Hiking	10.34 Miles	3 Hrs 19 Mns		3.28 mph
	686 ft AEG	10 Mns Break	24 LBS Pack

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Stoneman Wash Trail - MMRP

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For the Friday Hike at MMRP, Bob and I hiked a 10+ mile lasso starting from the Wagner Trailhead.

We hiked: Wagner, right on Granite, right on Delsie, left on Pemberton, left on Stoneman Wash, right on Granite, left on Bluff, left on Granite, right on Wagner. Without Wagner, this makes a long skinny loop which almost touches on Granite near the Stoneman intersection and the Delsie intersection - these aren't very far apart. It was nice though to do a route which didn't involve retracing our steps until we got back to Wagner.

We met a mountain biker at the top of Delsie. He had started from the bottom of the park and was planning on riding to Brown's Ranch! (Is there water at Brown's Ranch TH? He mentioned something about refilling water there.) He hadn't done this route yet and was wondering whether to turn right or left just after crossing into the Preserve. (I told him to stay left in order to get to Gooseneck. Otherwise you end up on Saguaro Nest.)

Bob and I saw an owl as we were hiking Delsie. I've been seeing a lot of owls lately.

We saw a few other mountain bikers too, but there weren't many of them today.

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Apr 06 2018

Guides 3
Routes 25
Photos 2,216
Triplogs 237

63 male

Joined Apr 22 2012
Fountain Hills,

Wagner-Granite-Delsie-Pemberton-Bluff - MMRP, AZ

Hiking		Apr 06 2018
		KBKB • Triplogs 237

Hiking	10.22 Miles	640 AEG

Hiking	10.22 Miles	3 Hrs 34 Mns		3.16 mph
	640 ft AEG	20 Mns Break	24 LBS Pack

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On Friday, we did a lollipop route at McDowell Mountain Regional Park. We hiked Wagner, right on Granite, right on Delsie, left on Pemberton, left down the wash adjacent to the Bluff Trail, right on Granite, left on Bluff, left on Granite, and right on Wagner - which brought us back to the trailhead.

Ranger Amy joined us on her bike for part of our hike and also took the group photo.

Conditions were dry, though the trails were in fine shape. Almost no flowers to be seen.

Wildflowers Observation Isolated
Hedgehog

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Jan 12 2018

Guides 3
Routes 25
Photos 2,216
Triplogs 237

63 male

Joined Apr 22 2012
Fountain Hills,

Wagner-Bluff Wash-Gooseneck-Delsie Loop - MMRP, AZ

Hiking		Jan 12 2018
		KBKB • Triplogs 237

Hiking	11.77 Miles	745 AEG

Hiking	11.77 Miles	4 Hrs 8 Mns		3.07 mph
	745 ft AEG	18 Mns Break	24 LBS Pack

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Rock Knob Trail - MSP / MMRP

Gooseneck Trail - MSPC

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I led a group of 11 - counting me - on a lollilop-loop hike in McDowell Mountain Regional Park and the McDowell Sonoran Preserve.

Starting from the Wagner Trailhead, we hiked Wagner and then Granite, crossing Stoneman Wash. Then, just as the Granite Trail starts to head south, we instead headed WSW in the wash which parallels the Bluff Trail. Although not very far from the Bluff Trail, the views within the wash are totally different due to being more enclosed. We then followed Pemberton south and then southwest to the Rock Knob Trail. Rock Knob took us to Gooseneck where we hiked to the county park connector trail that brought us back into MMRP. From there we hiked back via the Delsie, Granite, and Wagner Trails.

Trail conditions were good all around. The wash required two or three scrambling moves along the way in addition to pushing through a few bushes, but is otherwise pretty easy too.

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Jan 06 2018

Guides 3
Routes 25
Photos 2,216
Triplogs 237

63 male

Joined Apr 22 2012
Fountain Hills,

Wagner-Delsie-Stoneman-Tortoise Loop - MMRP, AZ

Hiking		Jan 06 2018
		KBKB • Triplogs 237

Hiking	10.68 Miles	656 AEG

Hiking	10.68 Miles	3 Hrs 12 Mns		3.41 mph
	656 ft AEG	4 Mns Break	24 LBS Pack

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Stoneman Wash Trail - MMRP

Tortoise Trail - MMRP

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Just a late afternoon hike in McDowell Mountain Regional Park - I did a loop comprised of Wagner, Granite, Delsie, Pemberton, Stoneman Wash, Pemberton, and Tortoise.

Stoneman Wash was moderately churned by horse traffic. Much of that churn was avoidable as the wash widened.

I saw only mountain bikers; no other hikers at that time of day. And, when I got to Stoneman Wash, I saw no one else at all. I guess that hiking the wash isn't that popular. I like it though - just about every time I hike it, I see something new.

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Oct 06 2017

Guides 3
Routes 25
Photos 2,216
Triplogs 237

63 male

Joined Apr 22 2012
Fountain Hills,

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Oct 06 2017
		KBKB • Triplogs 237

Hiking	9.55 Miles	512 AEG

Hiking	9.55 Miles	3 Hrs 7 Mns		3.18 mph
	512 ft AEG	7 Mns Break	25 LBS Pack

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Wagner - Granite - Bluff Loop - MMRP

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Bob, Mike, Heather, Linda, Susan, and Marilyn joined me for a 9.6 mile hike in McDowell Mountain Region Park starting from the Wagner Trailhead. We hiked out and back on Wagner and part of Granite and, in the middle, did a loop consisting of Lariat, Pemberton, and Delsie.

Trail conditions were dry and all of the trails were in good condition.

We got to see the new shade structure near the Granite Tank, which is near the intersection of Pemberton, Delsie, and the connector trail that leads to the Gooseneck Trail in the Preserve. The previous structure had blown down during a storm in late December 2016. This one appears to be considerably stronger.

I saw a hawk while on the Lariat trail and several rabbits later on. We also encountered a number of mountain bikers doing early morning rides.

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Jan 08 2017

mazatzal

Routes 36
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Joined Jul 28 2004
Scottsdale, AZ

Wagner - Granite - Bluff Loop - MMRP

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Jan 08 2017
		mazatzal • Triplogs 1,347

Hiking	11.00 Miles	1,020 AEG

Hiking	11.00 Miles	4 Hrs 50 Mns	2.54 mph
	1,020 ft AEG	30 Mns Break

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Tortoise Trail - MMRP