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| | Hiking | 7.62 Miles | 3 Hrs 13 Mns | | 2.39 mph |
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| partners | | Wally hadn't hiked in the park yet and I had only once. Wally sprang for the 7 dollar fee. We hit the trail a little after 5:30am, I believe. I tied a few trails together and Wally was on board with it. We hiked Desperado trail, North Star trail, Saguaro Loop, Serenity Loop, and Interpretive Trail. We got in a mile or two before the sun hit us with some bonus shade on Saguaro. North Star was short but had the best climb. Trails were in ok shape. Palo Verde and Ironwood were blooming. Only saw 2 cars and 2 people along with a car coming in as we were leaving. Pretty quiet out there today except for the one Diamondback. Wally saw him in time and his rattle worked really well. He was on Serenity loop. Another enjoyable outing with Wally! Like HAZ, he rocks.  |
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Nice hike and workout! Afterwards Bob bought lunch at one of the local restaurants! MmMm! 
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Wally and I started about 6am. It was 50 degrees out with a breeze! 
I wore two shirts and it felt nice the whole time. Only got passed by one car going to Little Ord trail. Road was in good shape. We saw Wade a little after we turned around and his car was the only other one in the lot. Good hike, weather, company and always good to see another Hazer!](https://hikearizona.com/dex2/images/smilies/eusa_wall.gif "Brick wall"){kind=small}
After that we went down to the rock house and did the Mormon Loop. On the way back we took Pima road to Beverly and over to Desert Classic and back to car for a 6 miler. It was warming up but we were off the mountain by 8:30ish. Trail was in usual shape. Nice to get a south Mountain hike in and catch up with Linda while she is visiting AZ.! 
Wally and I had done the Lost Goldmine trail in 3 sections. 2 out and back and one shuttle. Today we did this one which Lost Goldmine connects to on the west end. We did it as a shuttle from the Trailhead off First water to the Trailhead off Broadway. We were running ahead of our planned start time so we used headlamps for 20 minutes or so. Beating the heat! We wound up getting in 4.5 miles before the sun hit us. I think we only saw 5 people all morning. 1 on trail and 2 and 2 on other trails. It's Dry out there but the Palo Verdes are putting on a show on the second half of this hike. Second half is also rocky but it went pretty well out there today. Of course it's always fun getting a hike in with Wally! Like HAZ, he rocks! 
Another cool moment was standing between two Saguaros topped with Harris Hawks while they squawked at each other! Hawks in stereo! 
