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Jul 14 2008
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 Triplogs 6

44 male
 Joined May 25 2008
 Glendale, AZ
Cholla Loop Trail - ThunderbirdPhoenix, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Jul 14 2008
KibaXSITriplogs 6
Hiking2.60 Miles 550 AEG
Hiking2.60 Miles   1 Hour      2.60 mph
550 ft AEG
 no routesno photosets
1st trip
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Little humid today due to the good rain storm we had last night.
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Jun 04 2008
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 Photos 13
 Triplogs 6

44 male
 Joined May 25 2008
 Glendale, AZ
West Wing MountainPhoenix, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 04 2008
KibaXSITriplogs 6
Hiking3.50 Miles 458 AEG
Hiking3.50 Miles   1 Hour   45 Mns   2.00 mph
458 ft AEG
 no routesno photosets
1st trip
Linked   none no linked trail guides
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Good early morning trip. Woke up at 5am and went out and did the extreme trail this time. Much more demanding, but much more fun.
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May 26 2008
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 Photos 13
 Triplogs 6

44 male
 Joined May 25 2008
 Glendale, AZ
Sunrise Mountain - PeoriaPhoenix, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar May 26 2008
KibaXSITriplogs 6
Hiking2.90 Miles 458 AEG
Hiking2.90 Miles   1 Hour   30 Mns   1.93 mph
458 ft AEG
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Hotlove
Good trail. It's a little confusing at times, as the trail splits several times and doesn't clue you into where it goes, but once you've hiked it, it's easy to figure out. There's a lot of ups and downs tagged together, so it definitely gets your heart going. I enjoyed it.
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May 24 2008
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 Photos 13
 Triplogs 6

44 male
 Joined May 25 2008
 Glendale, AZ
East Wing MountainPhoenix, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar May 24 2008
KibaXSITriplogs 6
Hiking1.80 Miles 457 AEG
Hiking1.80 Miles   1 Hour   15 Mns   1.44 mph
457 ft AEG
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1st trip
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Hotlove
The East Wing Mountain trail was a little hard to find. It's tucked back in a residential neighborhood and in a gated community. The trail head starts right outside the gate, but carries you right inside. At the beginning, the trail splits off into two trails. Be careful here, because one will take you to the top of a small hill and dead end. The other takes you past a nice gentleman's backyard, (they were out working in the back yard when we walked by), and past a wash. From there, the trail is easy to follow. The beginning of the hike was fairly easy, dominated by small switchbacks. Eventually about half way up, the trail splits. This is where the loop feeds back to. If you take the right hand path, it will lead up to the summit. It gets a bit steep here, more of a path of rock staircases than anything else. The view from the summit is awesome. From there you can see various other mountains around where hiking is available. The descent is more of a controlled fall, again dominated by switch backs. The path will then fork, again, one leading down, the other following the side of the mountain. The one down seems like it lead to someones backyard. We continued along the side of the mountain until we came to the original fork, then back down. Overall an invigorating hike. The best part? There was no one else on the trail. Empty. Amazing.
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May 23 2008
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 Photos 13
 Triplogs 6

44 male
 Joined May 25 2008
 Glendale, AZ
Thunderbird Conservation ParkPhoenix, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar May 23 2008
KibaXSITriplogs 6
Hiking2.00 Miles
Hiking2.00 Miles   1 Hour      2.00 mph
 no routesno photosets
1st trip
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Fun times. Just scoping it out as I haven't been here in a while.
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average hiking speed 1.99 mph

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