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Mar 31 2008
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 Routes 2
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 Triplogs 14

70 male
 Joined Dec 28 2007
 Mesa, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282Phoenix, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 31 2008
CosmoTopper • Triplogs 14
Hiking7.40 Miles 1,020 AEG
Hiking7.40 Miles
1,020 ft AEG
 
no photosets
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Susan and I and the dogs went on this trail yesterday to check out wildflowers in the wind. Blustery day but a pleasent hike.
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Wildflowers Observation Substantial
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Mar 23 2008
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 Routes 2
 Photos 2
 Triplogs 14

70 male
 Joined Dec 28 2007
 Mesa, AZ
Blevins TrailPhoenix, AZ
Blevins Trail
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 23 2008
CosmoTopper • Triplogs 14
Hiking5.10 Miles 340 AEG
Hiking5.10 Miles   2 Hrs   30 Mns   2.04 mph
340 ft AEG
 no routesno photosets
Linked   linked  
Cat Peaks Loop
Moon Rock Trail
Partners none no partners
Hiked a double extension to the normal Blevins trail. Started at the Horse staging area on the East end of the Usery Mtn. Park road at Blevins TH. From this trail we went North along the west side of Cat Peaks to round the Peaks and back to Blevins. Continued on Blevins west to Moon Rock trail which is a 1.5 mile loop that reconnects to Blevins a little further north. Then followed Blevins east back to the parking lot. Very easy, mostly flat 5.1 mile trail with an abudance of wildflowers blooming. Posted a GPX file for mapping.
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Mar 02 2008
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 Routes 2
 Photos 2
 Triplogs 14

70 male
 Joined Dec 28 2007
 Mesa, AZ
Bluff Spring Mountain SummitPhoenix, AZ
Bluff Spring Mountain Summit
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 02 2008
CosmoTopper • Triplogs 14
Hiking10.00 Miles 1,385 AEG
Hiking10.00 Miles   6 Hrs      1.67 mph
1,385 ft AEG
 no routesno photosets
1st trip
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
I actually thought this trip was going to be a different trip than I took back in January but it turns out that this is the same trail which I will post in the GPS section. But, the name of the trip varies with different hikers. Some know it as the Bluff Spring loop and others as the Bluff Spring to Miner's Needle trail. The flowers were starting to pop out on South facing hillsides so flower gazing should be good to excellent over the next few weeks. Also, this trip was hiked by the wonderful Sierra Singles group which allowed me to attend with them. The trip was rated at a "C" which is true as we covered the 10 miles in about six hours, a leisure pace. Topper was recently groomed and had to stay home to look pretty. Somehow that is like having a shovel with a chromed blade. :?
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Wildflowers Observation Light
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Feb 24 2008
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 Routes 2
 Photos 2
 Triplogs 14

70 male
 Joined Dec 28 2007
 Mesa, AZ
Ballantine to Boulder FlatPhoenix, AZ
Ballantine to Boulder Flat
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Feb 24 2008
CosmoTopper • Triplogs 14
Hiking7.50 Miles 1,800 AEG
Hiking7.50 Miles   3 Hrs      2.50 mph
1,800 ft AEG
 no routesno photosets
1st trip
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Hiked from Ballantine Trailhead to "The Boulders" along Camp Creek. Nice trail done as a loop with the meetup 443 "Take A Hike Group." Beautifully overcast day with temps near seventy.
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Feb 23 2008
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 Routes 2
 Photos 2
 Triplogs 14

70 male
 Joined Dec 28 2007
 Mesa, AZ
Black Mesa Loop - Superstition MtnsPhoenix, AZ
Black Mesa Loop - Superstition Mtns
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Feb 23 2008
CosmoTopper • Triplogs 14
Hiking10.00 Miles 1,125 AEG
Hiking10.00 Miles   4 Hrs   20 Mns   2.31 mph
1,125 ft AEG
 
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Because of the upper trail head parking lot being completely full, I hiked this on Saturday from the larger parking area (horse unloading area) and followed Trail 104 (Dutchman) to hike in a counterclockwise loop. The area has plenty of water flowing although the creeks have receded since last weekend. Mexican Poppies are starting to show with a lot of green ground cover to indicate that other flowers are soon to follow. The hardest section of the trail to follow is the intersection between 104 trail and the 241 which is made in a wide wash which can quickly erase the trail with a quick downburst. The temperatures were nearly up to the high sixties with sunshine and partly cloudy conditions.
 Flora
 Flora [ checklist ]
[ checklist ]  Dichelostemma capitatum
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Feb 17 2008
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 Routes 2
 Photos 2
 Triplogs 14

70 male
 Joined Dec 28 2007
 Mesa, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282Phoenix, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Feb 17 2008
CosmoTopper • Triplogs 14
Hiking7.40 Miles 1,020 AEG
Hiking7.40 Miles   3 Hrs   25 Mns   2.17 mph
1,020 ft AEG
 
no photosets
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Hiked Pass Mountain today with both my dogs. Susan was at a conference and I couldn't leave the Golden behind. What a beautiful hazy day with high humidity and temps in the high sixties. The haze was left from the recent storm. Wildflowers are starting to pop up all along the trail along with a lot of desert green. I saw one Coyote over towards the archery range and noted that alot of the green by the trail appeared to have been munched on by grazers. Noted quite a few hikers that come in from the Meridian trailhead to avoid paying an entry fee, no comment, just notation.
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Feb 16 2008
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 Routes 2
 Photos 2
 Triplogs 14

70 male
 Joined Dec 28 2007
 Mesa, AZ
Black Mesa Loop - Superstition MtnsPhoenix, AZ
Black Mesa Loop - Superstition Mtns
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Feb 16 2008
CosmoTopper • Triplogs 14
Hiking9.50 Miles 1,125 AEG
Hiking9.50 Miles   4 Hrs   30 Mns   2.11 mph
1,125 ft AEG
 
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
I hiked this trail on a beautiful cloudy day with the temperature in the low sixties. Lot's of water in the creeks.
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Jan 26 2008
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 Routes 2
 Photos 2
 Triplogs 14

70 male
 Joined Dec 28 2007
 Mesa, AZ
Bell Pass - Bell / 104th THPhoenix, AZ
Bell Pass - Bell / 104th TH
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Jan 26 2008
CosmoTopper • Triplogs 14
Hiking11.50 Miles 1,520 AEG
Hiking11.50 Miles   5 Hrs   30 Mns   2.09 mph
1,520 ft AEG
 no routesno photosets
1st trip
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
AOTC, Dixie Mine to Bell Pass Hike from Fountain Hills.
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Jan 21 2008
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 Routes 2
 Photos 2
 Triplogs 14

70 male
 Joined Dec 28 2007
 Mesa, AZ
Spur Cross LoopPhoenix, AZ
Spur Cross Loop
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Jan 21 2008
CosmoTopper • Triplogs 14
Hiking10.00 Miles 1,200 AEG
Hiking10.00 Miles
1,200 ft AEG
 no routesno photosets
1st trip
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
AOTC, Spur Cross/Cave Creek Ranch Hike.
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Jan 20 2008
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 Routes 2
 Photos 2
 Triplogs 14

70 male
 Joined Dec 28 2007
 Mesa, AZ
Blevins TrailPhoenix, AZ
Blevins Trail
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Jan 20 2008
CosmoTopper • Triplogs 14
Hiking3.10 Miles 340 AEG
Hiking3.10 Miles   1 Hour   40 Mns   1.86 mph
340 ft AEG
 no routesno photosets
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Hiked this as a cool down from a harder hike the day before down Bulldog Canyon and before the next day's hike into Spur Cross Conservation District.
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Jan 19 2008
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 Routes 2
 Photos 2
 Triplogs 14

70 male
 Joined Dec 28 2007
 Mesa, AZ
Bulldog Canyon LoopPhoenix, AZ
Bulldog Canyon Loop
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Jan 19 2008
CosmoTopper • Triplogs 14
Hiking8.50 Miles
Hiking8.50 Miles   4 Hrs      2.13 mph
 no routesno photosets
1st trip
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
AOTC hike down Bulldog Canyon from the Southeast side of Goldfields down to near Bluepoint Bridge.
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Jan 13 2008
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 Routes 2
 Photos 2
 Triplogs 14

70 male
 Joined Dec 28 2007
 Mesa, AZ
Bluff Spring Mountain LoopPhoenix, AZ
Bluff Spring Mountain Loop
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Jan 13 2008
CosmoTopper • Triplogs 14
Hiking9.20 Miles 1,200 AEG
Hiking9.20 Miles   4 Hrs   30 Mns   2.04 mph
1,200 ft AEG
 no routesno photosets
1st trip
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
AOTC, Bluff Springs to Miner's Needle from Peralta Trailhead.
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Jan 05 2008
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 Routes 2
 Photos 2
 Triplogs 14

70 male
 Joined Dec 28 2007
 Mesa, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282Phoenix, AZ
Pass Mountain Loop Trail #282
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Jan 05 2008
CosmoTopper • Triplogs 14
Hiking7.40 Miles 1,020 AEG
Hiking7.40 Miles   3 Hrs   30 Mns   2.11 mph
1,020 ft AEG
 
no photosets
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Trial hike with new Backpacking boots and both Cosmo Topper and Molly.
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Jan 01 2008
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 Routes 2
 Photos 2
 Triplogs 14

70 male
 Joined Dec 28 2007
 Mesa, AZ
Dutchman Trail #104Phoenix, AZ
Dutchman Trail #104
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Jan 01 2008
CosmoTopper • Triplogs 14
Hiking7.00 Miles
Hiking7.00 Miles   2 Hrs   30 Mns   2.80 mph
 no routesno photosets
1st trip
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Dutchman Trail 104 to Trail 241 then back to First Water trail head with new Backpacking Boots and dogs.
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average hiking speed 2.15 mph

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