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Telegraph - Corona loop, AZ
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| Hiking | 10.94 Miles |
2,281 AEG |
| | Hiking | 10.94 Miles | 4 Hrs 6 Mns | | 2.71 mph |
| 2,281 ft AEG | 4 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | Slept in too late to do the original hike I’d planned. Opted for a quick drive instead. Parked off Desert Foothills abd accessed Desert Classic thru the neighborhood. West on DC. Telegraph Pass was a retard pooeyshow, and that’s putting it nicely. I’m losing tolerance for people who venture outdoors with absolutely zero planning for what they are doing—no water, no map, no common sense. Nobody ends up on a hiking trail by accident, yet they act utterly confused by the activity. I told at least three different hikers with dumb questions “I don’t know. I’ve never been here before.” They don’t have to know I could hike Telegraph with my eyes closed. One little boy, about five years old, was funny though. Hiking in pajamas, he was telling his mom he was in desperate need of a ham and cheese sandwich with pickles. I hope he got it, because he earned it.
At the pass, east on National, where the circus was left behind. Still had some shade in places. At the high point of National, chatted with one hiker who seemed to be of normal intelligence. After that, I headed up to Gila Valley Lookout, then continued east on Natl. Down Corona, then west on DC before hopping onto Guadalupe Perimeter and taking that all the way west. Hot by that point, although I was informed via text that it was less than 70 degrees. Zero sympathy for my having to be out in direct sunlight.
Good workout. Still liking the new T1 trail runners. Very light and grippy. I need to try them out on a longer hike. |
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Wildflowers Observation Moderate
Brittlebush, scorpionweed, lupine, poppies, bladderpod, mustard. |
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. We looped clockwise on National with a stop at the old lookout, and Linda shared her knowledge of SoMo history and off-trail points of interest that I've passed many times but never noticed, so it was educational in addition to being a beautiful morning to spend outside.
. Trails were in pretty good shape. We only saw a handful of hikers, couple of dogs, couple of joggers and one ranger. Nice workout with great weather and company. Thanks for the hike, Linda!
