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| Hiking | 10.50 Miles |
2,265 AEG |
| | Hiking | 10.50 Miles | 4 Hrs 55 Mns | | 2.14 mph |
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| no partners | | | The weather forecast said "strong winds and dust storms" so I headed to Tortolitas to get the full experience of these conditions. The trailhead parking lot was half full. I started hiking and met several groups of folks including those staying at Ritz on the formerly paved section between the trailhead and the junction point with the register. At the junction I turned right to Alamo Springs trail and had it all to myself. Alamo Springs trail is good for AEG but not a winner sightwise: first you see the hotel site, then at one point Avra Valley is seen and then no distant views besides the opposite side of Wild Burro canyon sometimes. Alamo Springs area looked riparian and had some fresh grass. Here I made a short side trip to the old shack ruins and then continued along Wild Burro trail to the next well signed junction. Views from different portions of Wild Mustang trail are great and include Wild Burro Park, Mount Lemmon, Tuscon and Avra Valley. While I was hiking the wind got stronger and stronger, ocotillo were swinging, saguaro were swaying and blowing dust from the valley below reached the mountains. Shortly after turning to Upper Javelina trail I heard a hello and found a photographer on a rock who seemed looking to take sunset pictures but was about to bail because nothing but dust could be seen. The leeward descending section of Upper Javelina trail quite helped with all the dust and had some music accompaniment: loud sounds of ocarina or something similar were heard from Ritz cottages. |
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