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| Hiking | 2.90 Miles |
1,880 AEG |
| | Hiking | 2.90 Miles | 1 Hour 30 Mns | | 1.93 mph |
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| no partners | | | Thought it was time to return to this trail. It is definitely worthy of an annual visit. Plus, there are some new, shorter trails that have been added to HAZ that I needed to "get r done". Actually timed it almost perfectly. I arrived at the park just before 5am. The gates to the park were still closed (based on a previous visit, I didn't realized that the gates actually closed), but a few minutes passed 5 the gates opened automatically. I paid my fee and I was on my way. Made it to the top fairly easily, though I was somewhat hampered by my velcroed pouch that holds my garmin around my forearm. The velcro no longer sticks, so I had to carry my garmin by hand. That made it somewhat awkward dealing with some of the cabled sections. Great views from the top. Much better than my previous visit. Temps were awesome! Passed one group as I was going up and quite a few as I was coming down. One of the nice things about getting an early start is that I'm just finishing up as most hikers are starting. Saw what I am pretty sure was a fox, (near the Sunset intersection), but my heart wants to say it was a coatimundi. It definitely had a ringed tail, but it also definitely had a foxlike face. Either way, it is a rare sighting for me, so I was stoked. |
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. I hiked from the visitor center up to Hunter trail and did that first. Then I did the cave trail, Calloway, and Nature. Nice variety of flowers and tempos are great. Not crowded at all today. I did see a seasoned hiker take a tumble. The guy in front of me helped him up and he seemed ok. Once I thought he was good I told him that was the best tuck and roll I've ever seen and gave him a pat on the back. Didn't even see a scratch! East and south of the park there is a good swath of something orange. Thought it was poppies but now I think it might be a Globe Mallow or something! Great weather and hike!!
