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Aug 30 2025
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Wasson Peak via Sweetwater TrailTucson, AZ
Wasson Peak via Sweetwater Trail
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Aug 30 2025
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking9.20 Miles 2,180 AEG
Hiking9.20 Miles   3 Hrs   10 Mns   2.91 mph
2,180 ft AEG22 LBS Pack
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Took it easy on my ankle, twisted it two weeks ago. So just tip toed up and down Wasson. Evidence of a mountain lion in the area, I could catch a whiff of one and quite a bit of scat around the trail.

Other than that, pretty low key hike up to the summit.
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Aug 16 2025
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58 male
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 Oro Valley, AZ
Peak 4416 - Tortolita MountainsTucson, AZ
Peak 4416 - Tortolita Mountains
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Aug 16 2025
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking8.95 Miles 1,788 AEG
Hiking8.95 Miles   2 Hrs   52 Mns   3.12 mph
1,788 ft AEG18.5 LBS Pack
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Wild Mustang Trail
Upper Javelina Trail
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Started the hike by parking in the lot for the golf club and then walking a quarter mile down to the trailhead. A couple of cars did just park in the street near the trailhead, but at some point the homeowners will probably start to complain. Some newly built houses around the trailhead, make sure you pick the right entrance and direction. I started in the dark and ended up following the wrong trail for a bit. So go almost all the way to the security gate for the new subdivision, look for the Upper Javelina trail sign and make sure you go to the left and not to the right.

I like beginning here because it avoids that extremely boring 1 mile stretch of walking through Wild Burro wash to begin and end every hike. Trail starts climbing almost immediately from the road and it's a pretty stretch of desert hiking. Follow that 1.5 miles and you intersect with the Wild Mustang trail. Take that for 2.5 miles and right around the 4 mile mark start to look for the trail that leads to Peak 4416. Trail is pretty obvious and well cairned. Couple of loose sections, but you can make good time. Summiting the peak requires a tiny bit of easy Class III scrambling, but not much.

Hot and muggy, so jumped into the pool the second I got home. Nice way to get in a decent 9 mile hike and be home by 8:30AM.
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Aug 09 2025
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Old Baldy Trail #372 to Wrightson SummitTucson, AZ
Old Baldy Trail #372 to Wrightson Summit
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Aug 09 2025
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking10.40 Miles 4,043 AEG
Hiking10.40 Miles   3 Hrs   45 Mns   2.77 mph
4,043 ft AEG12.5 LBS Pack
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Between vacation and being sick last week it's been almost a month since I've done a decent hike. Only AEG was on a landfill turned city park in Munster Indiana where I did 10 laps and got 400 feet of gain.

Hot & humid was the theme of the day. Regretted wearing my long sleeve sun hoodie, I was baking in it. Little to no breeze either, so whatever sweat I had just stayed on my hoodie. Dry as a bone on the trail as well. Normally the canyons off to the side of the trail are chock full of knee high grass and poison ivy, hardly any noticeable growth there. On the upper reaches of the trail, August will see ferns and grasses growing so tall you can't see the trail, again not much this year. A smattering of wildflowers, but nothing to write home about. I think I can confidently say that Bellows Springs is dead. The basin is gone, I couldn't find any of the pipes hidden in the brush and no evidence of the spring trickling under the trail.

Still a decent hike, beat my minimum required time to be ready for Grand Canyon training on the ascent by two minutes.
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Jul 05 2025
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
McCleary Peak LoopTucson, AZ
McCleary Peak Loop
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jul 05 2025
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking9.50 Miles 3,300 AEG
Hiking9.50 Miles   6 Hrs      1.58 mph
3,300 ft AEG
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Super Trail #134
Pipeline Trail - Santa Ritas
Four Springs Trail
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Just did an out and back on the same route following Pipeline & Four Springs. Beautiful day, almost perfect weather the entire day. Only toasty for about the last 30 minutes back to the car. Four Springs might just take a place on my list of most scenic trails in the state and definitely in the Santa Ritas. Went with a group of five and was sociable, so my hiking time was a bit slower than normal.

Trail was pretty easy to follow, just need to pay attention at a couple of the junctions to avoid getting turned around. Getting out to McCleary was fairly straightforward, tiny bit of route finding involved but it's pretty intuitive how to follow the ridgeline out to the summit.

dry Kent Spring Dry Dry

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Jun 28 2025
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Pusch PeakTucson, AZ
Pusch Peak
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 28 2025
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking3.30 Miles 1,900 AEG
Hiking3.30 Miles   2 Hrs      1.65 mph
1,900 ft AEG20 LBS Pack
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Slow cruise up Pusch Peak, just trying to get a baseline to see how far up I could make it in an hour with a heavier pack than I normally train with. Didn't summit, turned around at the one hour mark. Put in for a backcountry permit for the GC in the fall, so need to start training with more weight on my back.

It was a warm one today and made worse with absolutely no breeze at all.
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Jun 26 2025
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Pusch's FlatironTucson, AZ
Pusch's Flatiron
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 26 2025
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking2.70 Miles 1,275 AEG
Hiking2.70 Miles   1 Hour   8 Mns   2.38 mph
1,275 ft AEG
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Quick zip up before work. Made it to the Flatiron in 31 minutes and tip toed down, trail is fairly loose in spots.

Saw recent evidence of the bear that's been seen wandering around Oro Valley. They were digging up around a tree stump on the side trail going out to the Flatiron.
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Jun 21 2025
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Old Baldy Trail #372 to Wrightson SummitTucson, AZ
Old Baldy Trail #372 to Wrightson Summit
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 21 2025
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking10.40 Miles 4,043 AEG
Hiking10.40 Miles   4 Hrs   15 Mns   2.45 mph
4,043 ft AEG13 LBS Pack
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On the tail end of a lingering cold, so my only goal was to take it easy. Focus on my stride form and practice some new nutrition strategies. Made it up in about 2:15 and was greeted by cloud cover on the summit, high winds and cool temps. Felt nice to freeze for about 30 minutes.

Overall an uneventful day and surprisingly few people out on the trail. Got back to the trailhead around 11 AM and half the parking area was empty.

Bellows Springs appears to be gone permanently. The basin was taken apart and I couldn't find any evidence of piping anywhere.
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Jun 07 2025
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Pusch's FlatironTucson, AZ
Pusch's Flatiron
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 07 2025
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking2.70 Miles 1,275 AEG
Hiking2.70 Miles   1 Hour   15 Mns   2.16 mph
1,275 ft AEG
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It's a weekend of family functions and get togethers, only had time to sneak out for a quick local hike. While not quite to Piestewa or Camelback crowds, this is starting to get busier every year. Got to the trailhead about 7AM and every spot in both lots and on the street were already full. Folks were starting to park down the road at the retail complex.

Fairly uneventful, took my time getting up and down. Highlight of the trip was seeing a Gila Monster.
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May 31 2025
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Wild Burro Trail - Tortolita MountainsTucson, AZ
Wild Burro Trail - Tortolita Mountains
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar May 31 2025
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking6.00 Miles 945 AEG
Hiking6.00 Miles   1 Hour   55 Mns   3.13 mph
945 ft AEG21 LBS Pack
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Alamo Spring Trail - Tortolita Mountains
Alamo Spring Spur Loop
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I've been hitting pretty hard in the gym and that's been my focus for the past month. Needed an easy stroll to loosen my legs. Nothing exciting, went up Wild Burro and looped around Alamo Springs over the cutoff back down to Wild Burro. Did take a detour on the way back to the car and decided to check out the infamous Ritz trailhead facilities. Pretty swanky, air conditioned bathrooms with high end paper linens to wash your hands.
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May 24 2025
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Old Baldy Trail #372 to Wrightson SummitTucson, AZ
Old Baldy Trail #372 to Wrightson Summit
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar May 24 2025
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking10.40 Miles 4,043 AEG
Hiking10.40 Miles   4 Hrs   1 Min   2.59 mph
4,043 ft AEG10.8 LBS Pack
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As soon as I started I knew I was going to have an off day. Combined with Wrightson's howling winds for the majority of the hike I just slogged up to the top, touched it and went right back down. I've never seen it this dry out there. Everything is still brown or yellow and scant evidence of future wild flowers that should start popping out in 6 or so weeks. Recent evidence of more trail work, someone's been out with a saw trimming back bushes and trees along the way. Especially the last mile heading up to the summit.

About as busy as I've ever seen it. There was a Facebook hiking group meetup and luckily they were all milling around Josephine Saddle. Didn't have to attempt to pass a couple of dozen people all bunched up together.
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May 03 2025
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Pusch PeakTucson, AZ
Pusch Peak
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar May 03 2025
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking3.90 Miles 2,645 AEG
Hiking3.90 Miles   2 Hrs   35 Mns   1.51 mph
2,645 ft AEG
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Starting to turn into an annual tradition to hike up Pusch the first weekend after the trail "officially" opens for the season. Turned out to be a perfect day for it, stayed in the 60's and low 70's the whole day. Didn't see anyone going up and finally ran into the beginning of the train of people about a mile below the summit.
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May 01 2025
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Pusch's FlatironTucson, AZ
Pusch's Flatiron
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar May 01 2025
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking2.70 Miles 1,275 AEG
Hiking2.70 Miles   1 Hour   11 Mns   2.28 mph
1,275 ft AEG
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First person to officially christen the trail for the 2025 Pusch Peak season. Went up at a leisurely pace in the dark with my headlamp in about 33 minutes. Trail is in decent shape and lots of evidence of bighorn sheep in the area. Probably head back on Saturday to do the whole climb up to the peak.
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Apr 12 2025
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Old Baldy Trail #372 to Wrightson SummitTucson, AZ
Old Baldy Trail #372 to Wrightson Summit
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Apr 12 2025
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking10.40 Miles 4,043 AEG
Hiking10.40 Miles   3 Hrs   45 Mns   2.77 mph
4,043 ft AEG10 LBS Pack
 no routesno photosets
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Nice day to get out and stretch my legs. Wanted to see how my efforts in the gym would pay off. Got to the summit in 2:03, ate something really quick and scooted back down. Recent evidence of more trail work, from top to bottom it's in great shape. Did find one little tiny patch of snow, big change from last year's ascent that I did on the same day last year.

Bellows Springs is bone dry, I'm hoping that someone makes a repair again this year.
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Mar 29 2025
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Mount Kimball via Finger RockTucson, AZ
Mount Kimball via Finger Rock
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 29 2025
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking9.50 Miles 4,400 AEG
Hiking9.50 Miles   4 Hrs   23 Mns   2.17 mph
4,400 ft AEG10 LBS Pack
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Finger Rock Trail #42
Pima Canyon Trail #62
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Trying to balance out time on the trails with time in the gym these days. End of a long week of tough gym workouts, but wanted to get up Finger Rock in prime time. Almost perfect out there today, 60's & 70's the entire morning.
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Mar 22 2025
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Cochie Canyon to Wild Burro TraverseTucson, AZ
Cochie Canyon to Wild Burro Traverse
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 22 2025
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking12.10 Miles 2,723 AEG
Hiking12.10 Miles   4 Hrs   20 Mns   2.79 mph
2,723 ft AEG14.75 LBS Pack
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1st trip
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Upper Javelina Trail
Wild Mustang Trail
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Looking for new challenges in the Tortolitas and think I found one. Parked at the Upper Javelina trailhead instead of Wild Burro, where out of the gate you start climbing straight up. It was dark when I got there, so just parked in what sort of looked like a spot at the trailhead entrance. For future reference, I'm parking at the country club about a quarter mile down the street next time.

Made decent time up Upper Javelina and down Cochie Springs and then the fun began. There is a very faint trail marked with cairns, but it is quite overgrown and thorny. Once up on the ridgeline I went off track following some cairns and found myself between the RouteScout track and the trail up to Peak 4416. So just bushwhacked across the ridge until I got to the base of 4416 and hopped on the trail back to Wild Mustang. Took Wild Mustang back to Upper Javelina and headed home.

Knowing about this trailhead opens up a few new loop ideas so that I don't have do the quite boring stretch of Wild Burro on the other side of the park.
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Mar 15 2025
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58 male
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 Oro Valley, AZ
Peak 4416 - Tortolita MountainsTucson, AZ
Peak 4416 - Tortolita Mountains
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 15 2025
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking8.95 Miles 1,788 AEG
Hiking8.95 Miles   2 Hrs   42 Mns   3.31 mph
1,788 ft AEG8.8 LBS Pack
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Wild Mustang Trail
Wild Burro Trail - Tortolita Mountains
Upper Javelina Trail
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Got a dental implant two weeks ago and was forced by my dentist to lay low until this weekend. Looking for someplace that might be warmer than heading up any of the canyons in the Catalinas.

Got within 100 yards of 4416. The cloud line was at 4000 feet this morning and I made it up about 50 yards of the rock face that you need to scramble up before I bailed. Everything was like a sheet of ice and super slick, could have made it up but it would have been dicey coming down.
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Feb 22 2025
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Agua Caliente HillTucson, AZ
Agua Caliente Hill
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Feb 22 2025
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking9.00 Miles 3,015 AEG
Hiking9.00 Miles   3 Hrs   4 Mns   2.93 mph
3,015 ft AEG
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It's been five years, so about time to revisit Agua Caliente Hill. Tough to drive past at least 5-6 other trailheads in order to get here is the primary reason I rarely come out.

Chilly day to start, spent the first couple of miles in the dark and watched the sunrise come up over the mountains. Nothing much to report. Went up, came down and had the place to myself until about a mile from the summit.
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Feb 15 2025
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58 male
 Joined Jul 12 2012
 Oro Valley, AZ
Finger Rock - Pontatoc Loop, AZ 
Finger Rock - Pontatoc Loop, AZ
 
Hiking avatar Feb 15 2025
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking7.32 Miles 2,597 AEG
Hiking7.32 Miles   2 Hrs   40 Mns   2.75 mph
2,597 ft AEG
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1st trip
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Finger Rock Trail #42
Linda Vista Saddle
Pontatoc Trail #410
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They did the ribbon cutting on this trail a few days ago. There is now a connection between Finger Rock and Pontatoc Canyon, two miles of freshly cut single track that is destined to be a local classic. I started up Finger Rock about 40 minutes before sunrise, so the first 10-15 minutes were slow going until I could see where I was going. Plus I always forget how cold this canyon is first thing in the morning. Took me awhile to warm up.

Kept going up Finger Rock and the new trail starts about 100 yards or so from Linda Vista Saddle. It's well signed and you can't miss it. Then the fun begins, fresh cut trail that was simply a blast to hike down. Whoever built the trail did a fantastic job. In roughly two miles you intersect with the preexisting Pontatoc Canyon trail and simply follow that back to the parking lot.

The Forest Service also renamed the Pontatoc Ridge Trail to the Garnet Trail. New signage makes it clear where it is.
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Feb 08 2025
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 Oro Valley, AZ
Safford Peak (Sombrero)Tucson, AZ
Safford Peak (Sombrero)
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Feb 08 2025
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking4.00 Miles 1,637 AEG
Hiking4.00 Miles   1 Hour   50 Mns   2.18 mph
1,637 ft AEG
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Wasn't feeling that great, but wanted to test out a new pair of shoes and the weather was spot on perfect. Surprisingly not that busy for a Saturday at lunchtime. Bumped into at best a dozen people all day, mostly at the end near the trailhead.

Lack of rain is quite apparent, the trail is dusty and loose.
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Feb 01 2025
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 Oro Valley, AZ
Wasson Peak via Sweetwater TrailTucson, AZ
Wasson Peak via Sweetwater Trail
Tucson, AZ
Hiking avatar Feb 01 2025
SpiderLegs • Triplogs 893
Hiking9.20 Miles 2,180 AEG
Hiking9.20 Miles   2 Hrs   40 Mns   3.45 mph
2,180 ft AEG8.5 LBS Pack
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Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Just a quick trip up and down to the top of Wasson.
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