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Dec 04 2025
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Rogers Canyon - JF Trail LoopGlobe, AZ
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CW again but solo this time with a JF Trail southern terminus start and no Frog Tank add-on. Uber wind was stinging cold for several hours then it was perfect. Killed two birds with one stone and knocked off the remarkable La Barge Mountain and the meh Peak 5822. The road is about as crappy as usual and 5077's summit log was probably the most pathetic POS I've ever come across. Would be interesting to check out the other arches on the SW ridge of La Barge. Perhaps on another standalone trip.
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Nov 30 2025
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Pine Mountain loop, AZ 
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Essentially followed LJW's tough route from Jan 11 2022 except I hiked it CCW and didn't spur to the Ballantine Cabin (already been there many times). I did tack on the Pine Connect to the Pigeon Springs Road just to check it out for a possible future hike. As others have mentioned in previous TLs, fortunately the Bush Fire didn't burn everything. The trail up to Pine Mountain from Cline TH was better than expected with signs that some pruning has occurred. Also surprised that elk seem to like the area. Still some nice Ponderosa groves and everything was squishy and flowing still, including the neat Rock Tank. Ballantine Canyon goes on forever and really doesn't have a trail anymore. The Ballantine Connector seemed more maddening and monotonous because it's basically an expert motorcycle route. I completed quite a few FR 143 miles and determined that Michelob Ultra is the sissy beer of choice for dicky do side-by-siders. :lol: Route Scout stopped working just before mile twelve when it annoyingly informed me that no more points could be logged. Perhaps just going with the default settings isn't optimal for longer hikes. As usual, Allfails worked perfectly. :-k May have to re-up the subscription.
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Nov 28 2025
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Weaver's Needle Summit - East cl.4 routePhoenix, AZ
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The amount of unnecessary tat discovered on route was disconcerting. We removed some but it would need another trip to clean and setup to a tolerable degree. Optimistically, the main bolt/ring for the west side rap that Dave & I added twenty years ago is holding up nicely, albeit not as level as I'd prefer but that doesn't warrant redoing (yet). :)
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Nov 23 2025
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Sacaton Saunters, AZ 
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A beautiful season to be wandering the lower desert. Both summits involved some careful granite boulder scrambling that really can't be avoided. Thin Mountain seemed like finer, whiter crystals, where Hayden Peak was a grungier coarse brown with more plentiful quartz dikes. Each area has petroglyphs, one happened upon unexpectedly, the other was signed with an accompanying trail camera. Teddy-bear cholla were the more plentiful Cylindropuntia around TM but HP also had a more unique pencil-cholla forest on its south side. There's definitely an anomalous vegetation dichotomy exhibiting now between the north and south aspects of our desert peaks. SR 187 is under construction so parking's a bit challenging for HP. Not that this area is on anyone's radar, but Sundays would currently be better until they're finished.
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Nov 20 2025
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Backside of the Low, AZ 
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I mean, who doesn't like a reach-around? :-s It couldn't possibly rain all morning. Wrong.

To celebrate backpay payday, I found it warranted to use sick leave to honor the House doing absolutely nothing for a six-week period and felt nauseous about the recent ‘mathing’ being done by supporters of the party currently in power. :sk:

Three pairs of eyes along the MMT were likely deer. Then the fog set in, followed by some sprinkling and then actual rain. I wisely took an hour delay at an overhang before reaching the ridgeline. Once moving again, there was the sound of foamy rapids, mud shoe squishing and twice rattles from within boulder piles being traversed. I didn't see any hippies over near Peak 3195 but that area is such a geologic upchuck. Seemed apt for this sick day. Searching for breccia to climb doesn't rank high on my climbing goals list but perhaps I'll return when there aren't waterfalls cascading down every possible summit route. The broken flagpole was hauled off of Peak 3125 along with some other garbage found along the route. The only sign of others was one set of boot and dog prints once descending from BS. RIP DC.
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Nov 15 2025
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Gordon Creek FallsPayson, AZ
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More apt this day was Gordon Creek Trickle.
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Nov 11 2025
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Little Granite Mountain - McDowellsPhoenix, AZ
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Hiking the furlough holiday with backpay on the way. : wink : Thank you for your service.
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Nov 09 2025
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Shawmut Trainspotting LoopPhoenix, AZ
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Slightly amused that this trivial benchmark had two glass summit jars.
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Nov 08 2025
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Cave - Peralta loop, AZ 
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Nov 06 2025
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Hog Heaven Loop - McDowell MountainsPhoenix, AZ
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The trailhead gate was open early, so I'm not sure what's up with that. :)
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Nov 04 2025
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Cholla Mountain Loop from Brown's Ranch THPhoenix, AZ
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A belated revisit to some of the Cholla Mountain crags that I've climbed at in the past. The approaches are longer now compared to when this area was State Trust and accessible with a wheeler. It doesn't seem like many climbers get out there anymore since the crag approaches are substantially overgrow with Brittlebush. There's an aggressive bee colony at the base of [ Cholla Mountain / Far Side The ] , so the routes there can't safely be climbed currently. I heard their buzzing before reaching the base and skedaddled as soon as some of them started assertively marking me with some head bumping. Sometimes one can surprise themselves with a maneuvering berserker downhill rate when it's absolutely necessary. Overall, the trails are flat and monotonous but still it's fortunate for most of us that the area wasn't developed into more sprawl.
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The Farmhouse / the ProwTucson, AZ
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Oct 29 2025
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McDowell Sonoran Preserve, AZ 
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Oct 26 2025
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Uinkaret Unwinding, AZ 
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Three easy recouperation hikes on reentry morning.
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Mount Emma - GCNPNorthwest, AZ
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Make absolutely sure to go around the Arkansas Ranch, you've been warned.
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Oct 24 2025
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Point HansbroughNorthwest, AZ
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Buck Farm would've been an easier approach. Coincidentally, Ryan was at the summit the following day. :)
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Oct 23 2025
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Side trip on approach to Saddle Canyon.
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Granite Mountain Loop Trail - MSPNPhoenix, AZ
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Every approach to each of the crags is considerably longer now but at least the area was preserved. Major props to the old school motorcycle riders that cut many of these area trails that are now enjoyed by so many different user groups.
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Bell Trail to the Crack - Wet Beaver CreekCamp Verde, AZ
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Tunnel Springs Trail - FUTSFlagstaff, AZ
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