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Oct 04 2022
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 Mesa, AZ
Brush Hollow & Mill Creek X-C Ski/Hiking AreaNorth Allegheny, PA
Brush Hollow & Mill Creek X-C Ski/Hiking Area
North Allegheny, PA
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DarthStiller • Triplogs 857
Hiking7.24 Miles 575 AEG
Hiking7.24 Miles   3 Hrs   12 Mns   2.29 mph
575 ft AEG      2 Mns Break
 
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did another visit back to PA and took a trip up to my camp again outside of Ridgway. We did part of the Brush Hollow system 9+ years ago and I wanted to go back to do the rest of them. Dmitri is much bigger now and can hike farther, so the hike was much longer than it was then. When we hiked this before, it was July and the trails were really overgrown with waist high grass. This time, there was only one overgrown trail that was a small spur to a lookout vista.

the color in the leaves was very nice. The skies were overcast, which made for less spectacular photography, but it was still a very nice change of pace from the 100+ degrees hikes I've been doing for the last 3 months in AZ. It was a little chilly to start, but since we started much later than I normally do, it warmed up enough pretty quickly, which was still on the cool side.

I had planned to try to hike all the trails, but between the moderate brush in some sections and the elevation gain, we were hiking a little slow so I decided to cut it short a bit. I still managed to hike every section of trail that I hadn't previously hiked, so I accomplished that. By the time we were getting lunch, the rain had started, so it turned out to be a good thing that we cut it short.
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Jul 23 2013
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56 male
 Joined Jul 05 2006
 Mesa, AZ
Brush Hollow & Mill Creek X-C Ski/Hiking AreaNorth Allegheny, PA
Brush Hollow & Mill Creek X-C Ski/Hiking Area
North Allegheny, PA
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DarthStiller • Triplogs 857
Hiking3.30 Miles 275 AEG
Hiking3.30 Miles
275 ft AEG
 
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After our quick hike around the Twin Lakes, we continued on some back roads thru the ANF to the Brush Hollow TH, which has a nice little system of trails. For this hike we did the Challenger Loop, which is pretty much the shortest loop, but apparently also the hardest due to the mild elevation gain. In actuality, the height of the grass and various vegetation make all of the trails and hiking in PA somewhat of a challenge compared to hiking in AZ.


We took the section of the loop that does the gradual climb first, which made things better for the kids. The temperature was a little warm, but nothing compared to AZ. The humidity was the only real issue, but compared to what it was like the week before in PA, that was also mild. We completed 3.3 miles and during the entire hike, I didn't even once need a drink, which is unheard of right now anywhere in AZ.


the only wildlife we spotted were some tadpoles in a pool next to an uprooted tree. Saw plenty of deer tracks, but no bambis.
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