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Sub - Chick Point - High Hog -Twin Buttes, AZ
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| Hiking | 5.02 Miles |
714 AEG |
| | Hiking | 5.02 Miles | 2 Hrs 56 Mns | | 1.85 mph |
| 714 ft AEG | 13 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | Day 2 afternoon hike: Tina had read about an interesting combo of Submarine Rock and Chicken Point; you add a Hog and you got yourself an awesome Sedona hike. After lunch we headed over to Broken Arrow TH for Part 1 to the Submarine Rock. Luckily, there was ample parking.
There was a little jeep activity as we crossed the road and headed eastward on Broken Arrow Trail. It's always fun to walk on and off the bedrock of these trails. We paid our respects to the Bat Cave before continuing in and out of the high desert that had low pines and various cactus. As we were walking across a large area of bedrock we could see this soft white grass in the distance. It looked so smooth it seemed like you should be able to pet it. The pictures don't really show its soft look.
The next thing that caught our attention were these little round vibrant green mounds of some sort of plant or tree. They look like little rounds of tall grass moss but they aren't. GL couldn't pin down an identification I was happy with so hopefully someone here can chime in. We continued into the forest as we rounded the north and east sides of the Sub. A couple times the trail more or less disappears or you end up on bedrock and have to look around a bit. We finally made it to the stern end but boarded Submarine Rock from the starboard side. It was a bit windy but we enjoyed our time as we made our way to the sail/bow. Rather than exiting where we boarded I found us a little crevice to get down and we headed on back to the junction we would take to Chicken Point.
As we headed south on Broken Arrow Trail Deborah got a phone call from a friend that had relocated to Spain so she took that call as we hiked to Chicken Point. She was on the call all the way to the Point. As usual, there was lots of traffic, people and vehicular and bikes. Soon we were in the shade of the Twin Buttes where we came to the next junction to the Hogs that we would take on the third leg of our hike. Now Tina had an issue with a deposit for her son's college in Canada, so she was texting regarding that until we got to Chicken Point. Fortunately, we were able to keep moving and there was no need to be in a hurry. We arrived at what I call the false summit as you have to make one more pass through a forested section to an area that overlooks Chicken Point. Then it's down and over to Chicken Point. It was pretty crowded but we were able to get our pictures.
And now for part 3 of our hike, we headed north on Broken Arrow Trail for High on the Hog. We were totally in shade now and it was a little bit chilly. High on the Hog Trail was a little dicey in areas and once again, Tina was hiking on a ledge but we all had fun and enjoyed the challenge. Once we got over to a slightly steep down section with great construction it dawned on me I had done this trail with Kelly (back in 2016). We all made it down and admired our environment and its little challenges. We appreciated those bike riders that tackled this one way trail for them.
We did spot some ice over on the hillside before arriving at the Twin Buttes Trail intersection where you initially swing east. Well this trail continued to deliver on Sedona's hiking beauty. We even ran into some more ice. We got a closer view of a big white spot on the rocks that you can see from the Hyatt (looks like a waterfall). We learned the following morning (while on our Palatki Ruins tour) that it is calcite or calcium (I can't remember which) deposits that we saw. This area has lots of trees including Arizona Cypress. We passed by a drainage that had what was frozen water as there was still a little ice. The Twin Buttes was definitely the icing on this cake, a delightfull surprise.
This was a great Triple Threat and needless to say, a great place to take your hiking friends. I don't think I kept my phone camera idle very much; took lots of movies and pictures... so did Tina.
Submarine Hike Video - [ youtube video ]
Chicken Point Hike Video - [ youtube video ]
High on the Hog, Twin Buttes Trail Hike Video - [ youtube video ] |
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For me, sometimes it's just as much about the journey as the destination.
Oh, and once in awhile, don't forget to look back at the trail you've traveled. |
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