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| Hiking | 11.19 Miles |
2,414 AEG |
| | Hiking | 11.19 Miles | 4 Hrs 29 Mns | | 2.80 mph |
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| no partners | | I started from the 40th street TH on a CCW loop I drew up and made my way over to the Circumference Trail. A MTB'er said to me, good to see you again. I said huh? He said I saw you here yesterday. I said, not me. He said, then you have a doppelganger. Look out world, there are two of us.
The climb on the Circumference Trail is in much better shape, than when I last did it 8 years ago. They've even put in numerous steps to keep the washouts to a minimum.
On the climb to the peak, you pass the normal mish-mosh of first-timers, snowbirds, speedsters, boom-boxers, yoga pants in check, yoga pants stuffed to the max, etc. etc. On the way down, the Route Scout birds went off announcing the mileage. A mother and 10ish YO daughter were on their way up. The mother remarked to her struggling daughter, "See the birds are singing to you". "I don't care about the stupid birds". No Teva Joe's were spotted.
I continued across on the Mohave and Mohave Connector Trail, with views into the small cookie cutter homes. Now on the home stretch I headed back to the lot on the Quartz Ridge Trail and YV Yates
Not as high of concentration as other places in the area, but plenty of Scorpionweed, poppies, Dichelostemma capitatum, fiddleneck, Lupine, brittle bush, Rock Daisy, Creosote. |
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Wildflowers Observation Moderate
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There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
Dave Barry  |
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But it was nice to be back in my old stomping grounds. Here for a few days for work and house stuff. I miss the preserves!
