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May 04 2023
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39 female
 Joined Dec 02 2009
 Grand Canyon
-insert Witty Name Here-, AZ 
-insert Witty Name Here-, AZ
 
Hiking avatar May 04 2023
Hippy • Triplogs 662
Hiking3.80 Miles 930 AEG
Hiking3.80 Miles
930 ft AEG
 no routes
1st trip
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Just forest jaunts with friends. We met some feral horses, spotted 4 collared peccary, two California Condors and one wild turkey!

Pictographs, forest roads, oh man, the wildflowers are poppin'!
All that snow did us good up here.
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May 02 2023
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39 female
 Joined Dec 02 2009
 Grand Canyon
South Kaibab TrailNorthwest, AZ
South Kaibab Trail
Northwest, AZ
Hiking avatar May 02 2023
Hippy • Triplogs 662
Hiking3.10 Miles 1,200 AEG
Hiking3.10 Miles
1,200 ft AEG
 no routes
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Guide life.
Canyon was super smokey today from a Williams/Tusayan RX burn. Smelled sooooo delicious.
Lots of small wildlife out today. Warm enough to warrant ice in my nalgene but cool enough out to wear pants. I hate wearing pants.
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May 01 2023
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39 female
 Joined Dec 02 2009
 Grand Canyon
Bright Angel TrailNorthwest, AZ
Bright Angel Trail
Northwest, AZ
Hiking avatar May 01 2023
Hippy • Triplogs 662
Hiking3.00 Miles 1,250 AEG
Hiking3.00 Miles
1,250 ft AEG
 
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Guide life!
Down to 1.5mi house and back. Lots of wildflowers out and about. Beautiful day.
Trail wasn't too busy that late in the morning (9am)
Perfect temperature, even a wee bit chilly still.
2 bighorn sheep just above the lower tunnel.
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[ checklist ]  California Condor
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Apr 28 2023
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39 female
 Joined Dec 02 2009
 Grand Canyon
Buggeln, AZ 
Buggeln, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Apr 28 2023
Hippy • Triplogs 662
Hiking2.90 Miles 135 AEG
Hiking2.90 Miles
135 ft AEG
 no routes
1st trip
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Forest explorations before work, as always. Pictographs, wildflowers, cool rocks, more archeology, historic fire ladder.
The forest is so alive right now. So many flowers, cacophony of birds and insects, feral horses shimmying through the ponderosa pines. Evidence of a black bear near Grandview again.
Always something new to see, even after all these years.
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Apr 23 2023
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39 female
 Joined Dec 02 2009
 Grand Canyon
Red Butte TrailNorthwest, AZ
Red Butte Trail
Northwest, AZ
Hiking avatar Apr 23 2023
Hippy • Triplogs 662
Hiking3.00 Miles 890 AEG
Hiking3.00 Miles
890 ft AEG
 no routes
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Took some new friends and my Horseshoe Crab for a little hike before work. Visited the old Grand Canyon Airlines hanger then headed home.

None of them had ever hiked Red Butte before. No one else was out there. Lots of wildflowers. Fun day.
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Mar 30 2023
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39 female
 Joined Dec 02 2009
 Grand Canyon
Grandview TrailNorthwest, AZ
Grandview Trail
Northwest, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 30 2023
Hippy • Triplogs 662
Hiking1.50 Miles
Hiking1.50 Miles
 no routes
1st trip
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Myself and a bunch of Grand Canyon Morons were hoping to boogie down to Horseshoe Mesa this weekend. So I went out to scope Grandview yesterday morning...

Whoever broke trail, or whoever followed behind wasn't on trail the entire time so there are one or two spots where i thought to myself "this isn't right" and attempted to reroute the trail myself to avoid cutting a switchback and walking over open air.

Microspikes are definitely required. Trekking Poles would be helpful for most.

I did manage to measure down to the actual trail at one spot. The snow was packed 23 inches above the dirt trail.
Meaning what you're walking on at the top of the trail is almost 2 feet of snow and not the trail itself. (Obviously this won't be true for the entire trail, just the one spot I could get to.)

As snow melts over the next month or so be extra cautious of falling through and be aware of where the solid ground might be beneath you.
Also watch for holes in the cribbing. There are many at the top!

Expect snow down well past the Coconino Saddle. I turned around just before the saddle, it was almost time for work 😝

Overall it's hikeable for experienced Canyon hikers who are comfortable with a snow covered canyon hike.
My group and I are comfortable and experienced but chose to move to lower elevation for our excursion and you'll find us out in the Marble Canyon area this weekend photographing mines and scaling cliff faces. Whoo!

If you are not familiar with this trail I'd recommend waiting until the snow melts a little more.

...wear traction devices on your shoes if you go...
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Mar 27 2023
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39 female
 Joined Dec 02 2009
 Grand Canyon
Peralta Regional ParkPhoenix, AZ
Peralta Regional Park
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 27 2023
Hippy • Triplogs 662
Hiking3.40 Miles 1,000 AEG
Hiking3.40 Miles   1 Hour      3.40 mph
1,000 ft AEG
 no routesno photosets
1st trip
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Quick night hike after the Renaissance Festival with fellow GC employees.
We did the Desperado, Saguaro, Stargazing Trails loop.

Very well maintained, easy to follow, signage I'd basic and not overwhelming. The trail map is also online and easy to follow.
Not everyone in our group is hiking savvy so i made sure the two who weren't had the map on their phone. Just in case.

Returned to out campsites numbers 5 and 11. Both spacious and surrounded by nature.

I really like this new little park, no lights, no running water, the restroom is a pit toilet with notion sensor lights inside and out, neighbors weren't loud or obnoxious although one of them slept with their lantern on...afraid of the dark??

At $10 a night per site this was a great option for our group after the Renaissance Festival! And it allowed us to head home via Payson, always a gorgeous drive.
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Mar 26 2023
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 Guides 8
 Routes 12
 Photos 1,918
 Triplogs 662

39 female
 Joined Dec 02 2009
 Grand Canyon
Silly Mountain Trail SystemPhoenix, AZ
Silly Mountain Trail System
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 26 2023
Hippy • Triplogs 662
Hiking4.70 Miles
Hiking4.70 Miles
 no routesno photosets
Linked   6 linked trail guides
Old Mine Trail - Silly Mtn
Huff & Puff Trail - Silly Mtn
Brittlebrush Trail - Silly Mtn
Superstition View - Silly Mtn
Coyote Loop - Silly Mtn
Crest Trail - Silly Mtn
Partners none no partners
Camped at Peralta Regional Park last night with a group of fellow employees from Grand Canyon. Woke up bright and early for a quick hike. Silly was perfect due to the varying abilities of our group.

It's easy on the hungover folk and perfect for the non-hikers.
The two of us with way too much energy for that walking nonsense took to the low elevation with gusto.
We tagged the "summit" 3 times before the others were back to the trailhead. My friends smart watch said 4.7 miles, but we haven't bothered adding it up. I'll have her do it later :Lol:

We then loaded up the work van and i drove us up to Payson for lunch then off to Petrified forest, Flagstaff and home to the canyon. Long driving day for sure, but worth it.
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Mar 26 2023
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39 female
 Joined Dec 02 2009
 Grand Canyon
Agate House and Long LogsNortheast, AZ
Agate House and Long Logs
Northeast, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 26 2023
Hippy • Triplogs 662
Hiking2.60 Miles 60 AEG
Hiking2.60 Miles
60 ft AEG
 no routesno photosets
1st trip
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Rolled into Payson for lunch then decided to cruise over to PEFO for a quick visit before heading home to the Canyon.

The entrance gate lines at Grand Canyon South Rim were almost two hours long yesterday so nobody in the van had an issues with dawdling in a different National Park for a few hours.

Due to the varying nature of our group we opted for this short and easy hike. I ended up playing unofficial tour guide for my friends (of course). So that was fun.

One gal spotted a killdeer (bird) hanging out below the bridge... interesting.
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Nov 14 2022
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39 female
 Joined Dec 02 2009
 Grand Canyon
Hermit Trail - Grand CanyonNorthwest, AZ
Hermit Trail - Grand Canyon
Northwest, AZ
Backpack avatar Nov 14 2022
Hippy • Triplogs 662
Backpack23.00 Miles
Backpack23.00 Miles3 Days         
 no routes
Linked   linked  
Monument Creek Trail
Partners none no partners
Friend wanted to backpack to the river.
I wanted to go stare into Granite Rapid for the first time since I almost drowned in it back in 2016.

Permit was easy enough to get. One night at Granite, the next night at Monument.
Easy hike down, my friend was exhausted and passed out pretty quickly.
We ran into Rob aka Wilderness Vagabond down at Granite, funny because we also ran into him on Kendrick Peak a few months back. Small hiking world.

The next day we spent almost the whole day at the rapid basking in the sun, climbing and exploring the schist and granite pinnacles in the area.

And NPS river trip rolled up to do some work on the willows and tamarisk by the boaters camp, turns out I knew a couple of them so we went to say hi. Showed my friend their boats and got some photos with friends.

Friend napped again, I basked in the sun near the rapid reading a book. We moved our camp up to Monument Creek that afternoon. A small bird hung out and basically joined us in the tent. It must've been habituated since hatching. Sheesh.

Cold night at Monument. Salt seeps on the Tapeats were cool. Heard a rockfall down canyon, sounded like a car backfiring.

Hiked out at 5am on the last day so I could make it to work on time that afternoon.

Great hike. Felt empowered to stare into Granite again. Next time I'll see her from behind a set of oars.
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[ checklist ]  Rufous Crowned Sparrow

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water less than maxwater less than max Santa Maria Spring Quart per minute Quart per minute
Frozen but dripping.
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Nov 04 2022
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 Photos 1,918
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39 female
 Joined Dec 02 2009
 Grand Canyon
South Rim Sampler, AZ 
South Rim Sampler, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Nov 04 2022
Hippy • Triplogs 662
Hiking3.00 Miles
Hiking3.00 Miles
 no routes
1st trip
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Friends wanted to see something "cool".

So I took them to a historic trash pile. Because that's cool, right?....right?!
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Apr 17 2022
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39 female
 Joined Dec 02 2009
 Grand Canyon
Red Mountain Trail #159Flagstaff, AZ
Red Mountain Trail #159
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Apr 17 2022
Hippy • Triplogs 662
Hiking6.00 Miles 1,100 AEG
Hiking6.00 Miles   3 Hrs   40 Mns   1.64 mph
1,100 ft AEG
 no routesno photosets
1st trip
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
West side - summit - east side - Crater - car.
Another cinder cone saunter with friends.
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Apr 08 2022
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39 female
 Joined Dec 02 2009
 Grand Canyon
Grandview Fire Tower to Tusayan AZ, AZ 
Grandview Fire Tower to Tusayan AZ, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Apr 08 2022
Hippy • Triplogs 662
Hiking15.60 Miles 400 AEG
Hiking15.60 Miles   5 Hrs      3.12 mph
400 ft AEG
 no routesno photosets
1st trip
Linked   linked  
Arizona Trail
Partners none no partners
Jamie and I stationed our cars at GC fire tower and in Tusayan and picked up litter along this small section of the AZ Trail.
Actually not a lot of trash but it was a beautiful spring day!
Some wildflowers poking through.
Not too windy. Nice and warm out but not yet our version of "hot" (hot in Northern AZ is like...80?)

This section of the AZT is extremely easy to follow. There is one spot where we kept going straight for a spell before we realized the footprints were all gone :lol: so we turned back, found true trail and kept going.

Treated ourselves to WE Cook Pizza & Pasta post hike, met up some friends for hot tub afterward.

It's rough life y'all, but someone has to do it. 8)
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Mar 21 2022
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39 female
 Joined Dec 02 2009
 Grand Canyon
Alycia Hill - 7063Flagstaff, AZ
Alycia Hill - 7063
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 21 2022
Hippy • Triplogs 662
Hiking5.50 Miles 900 AEG
Hiking5.50 Miles   2 Hrs      2.75 mph
900 ft AEG
 no routesno photosets
1st trip
Linked   linked  
Butcherknife Hill - 7188
Partners none no partners
We are on track to stand atop all the cinder cones between highway 180 and the i-40...why? I dunno, cuz we live right here and we can.
So five of us met up in Valle and piled in my car, first spent about an hour looking for artifacts and petroglyphs. found them quite easily, and then we all headed out to FR 144.
A week ago this same road was so muddy my car was slip sliding all over the place so we backtracked and hiked up Ebert Hill instead (check out that description later this week for some history on the hill)

This week the 144 was perfectly dry so we had no trouble getting to our destination which was basically Butcherknife Tank.

We went up Butcherknife Hill then Alycia. Saw lots of historic things along the way up and down. Walked with some cows for about a mile then walked through the fenced in Butcherknife Tank surrounded by very curious cows. No, I didn't get to pet them.

This was a lazy little dayhike but was perfect with new friends and beautiful views.
4 cinder cones down...a couple dozen to go :lol:
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Mar 13 2022
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39 female
 Joined Dec 02 2009
 Grand Canyon
Ebert Mountain - 7336Flagstaff, AZ
Ebert Mountain - 7336
Flagstaff, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 13 2022
Hippy • Triplogs 662
Hiking3.50 Miles 800 AEG
Hiking3.50 Miles   2 Hrs      1.75 mph
800 ft AEG
 no routes
1st trip
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Jamie and I scooped up our coworker Brooke and came out to bag four of these little cinder cone hills. They both have 2wd jeeps :roll: so it was up to my Hyundai Santa Fe to get us to the "trailheads"
I opted to follow one of the "Great Western Trail" roads slightly west of the old highway off the 180 and it was a bit muddy.
My SUV was sliding all over the place and eventually got stuck...for just a second. Good thing I have All wheel drive. Seriously...who buys a 2wd Jeep?

Anyway...we retraced our tire tracks and parked closer to the 180 adding on just unde half a mile to our hike. A very very muddy half mile.

The hike up the north face of the east nose of Ebert is very straightforward and easy. No trash, no footprints, no signs or unnecessary rock Cairns.
It's a beautiful little walk.
The wind was heading north right into our path and by the time we hit the summit or cheeks were pink and red and lips were chapped. Of course none of us had chapstick.

We boogied down the west side of the hill and came around the north side right atop the cinder pit. Lots of cow and pronghorn sign here.
Also an abandoned washer and dryer set, some anchovy tins and numerous other "unidentified rusty objects".

Easy. Muddy. Windy. Beautiful views from the top. It helps to only live 20mins away too.
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Jan 10 2021
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39 female
 Joined Dec 02 2009
 Grand Canyon
Beardsley Trail - Lake PleasantPhoenix, AZ
Beardsley Trail - Lake Pleasant
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Jan 10 2021
Hippy • Triplogs 662
Hiking9.00 Miles 500 AEG
Hiking9.00 Miles   4 Hrs      2.25 mph
500 ft AEG
 no routes
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Hopped up to LP for a 2 mile hike and some birding with our buddy Frank. Ended up doing 9 miles :lol: I'm fine with that.
Still hacking away at the 100 miles challenge for Maricopa County Parks. Only 20mi to go.

Saw tons of wildlife. Burros, roadrunner, redtail Hawks, Woodhouse's Toads, leopard frogs, spotted dace fish, two coyote, 3 javelina and a freaking golden eagle perched on a saguaro skeleton near the parking lot! What a beautiful day
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Jan 01 2021
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 Guides 8
 Routes 12
 Photos 1,918
 Triplogs 662

39 female
 Joined Dec 02 2009
 Grand Canyon
Walkin' Jim Loop TrailPhoenix, AZ
Walkin' Jim Loop Trail
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Jan 01 2021
Hippy • Triplogs 662
Hiking10.11 Miles 600 AEG
Hiking10.11 Miles   4 Hrs      2.53 mph
600 ft AEG
 no routesno photosets
1st trip
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
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Dec 29 2020
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 Guides 8
 Routes 12
 Photos 1,918
 Triplogs 662

39 female
 Joined Dec 02 2009
 Grand Canyon
Sunrise Mountain - PeoriaPhoenix, AZ
Sunrise Mountain - Peoria
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Dec 29 2020
Hippy • Triplogs 662
Hiking4.12 Miles 890 AEG
Hiking4.12 Miles   1 Hour   35 Mns   2.60 mph
890 ft AEG
 no routesno photosets
1st trip
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Sunrise for Sunset this evening.
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Dec 27 2020
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 Routes 12
 Photos 1,918
 Triplogs 662

39 female
 Joined Dec 02 2009
 Grand Canyon
Hassayampa River PreservePhoenix, AZ
Hassayampa River Preserve
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Dec 27 2020
Hippy • Triplogs 662
Hiking2.76 Miles 120 AEG
Hiking2.76 Miles
120 ft AEG   2 Hrs   30 Mns Break
 no routesno photosets
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Never-ending hike/walk with nephews and sister. Nephews were all over the place so we just let them choose where to go. They wore themselves out with imaginary games and stories in the first two miles. I'm just happy they were enjoying being outside!
Beautiful day out there too, lots of birds, saw a great blue heron and two burros sharing a drink from the river.

Birders paradise today.
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Dec 26 2020
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39 female
 Joined Dec 02 2009
 Grand Canyon
Calderwood Butte TrailsPhoenix, AZ
Calderwood Butte Trails
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Dec 26 2020
Hippy • Triplogs 662
Hiking4.65 Miles 682 AEG
Hiking4.65 Miles   1 Hour   20 Mns   3.49 mph
682 ft AEG
 no routes
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Took the dog out for a quick walk.
Combined "The Maricopa Trail" with Calderwood Butte...walked Maricopa to the west trailhead of Calderwood and went up and over.

The Maricopa Trail seems to be a lot of canal and road walking so far :lol:

I still adore Calderwood, really busy today though so we skipped the second part of the loop and exited via the East trailhead.
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