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| Hiking | 6.21 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 6.21 Miles | 2 Hrs 37 Mns | | 2.37 mph |
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| no partners | | Thought I would start my winter hiking program this week. It turned out warmer than expected.
Starting about 10 a.m. from Westwing Park -- there really is no other place to park while school is in session -- I hiked a loop of Sunrise Loop, Saguaro Family Loop, Sunrise Ridgeline (my favorite part), Miner’s Shaft Pass, and Miner’s Draw, to the "summit" oof West Peak Vista.
An mountain biker about my age passed me at the SM-24 "starfish" intersection. I saw a few hikers. No one else was dumb enough to be out after 11.
The switchbacks on Saguaro Family Loop, and later on Miner's Shaft Pass, made *sense*: Long and sweeping, rather than short, tight, and irritating. Whoever laid out the trails did a great job.
Laying down to photograph flowers on Ridgeline -- I found five new to me species -- I halted the same biker. I apologized for stopping his momentum. He said no worries, he needed the breather. 
At the top of Miner’s Draw, maybe 100 ft. from signpost SM-44, is a nice spot of mid-day sitting shade. Unfortunately, I forgot to bring lunch. 
Though only about 400 ft. prominent, West Peak Vista had nice 360 views.
It was a toasty 87℉ when I finished, so it was off to Mickey D’s for a salt-restoring super-size fries! 
Next week up north is supposed to have pleasant temps, so I may do that instead of -- pardon the expression -- frying.
Rumble Video: https://rumble.com/v71g7a2-hiking-sunri ... izona.html
Vimeo Video: https://vimeo.com/1135044376 |
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