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Jan 26 2004
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67 female
 Joined Dec 28 2003
 Wickenburg, AZ
Goat Camp / Mesquite LoopPhoenix, AZ
Goat Camp / Mesquite Loop
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Jan 26 2004
Candace • Triplogs 5
Hiking 1,662 AEG
Hiking   3 Hrs      0.00 mph
1,662 ft AEG
 no routes
1st trip
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I am still surprised to see six mule deer in the White Tanks at 5:12pm. I was told they are there, but it is difficult for me to believe they are able to find a living there.

I started my hike at about 4:30 on Monday afternoon. There was only one other car parked. I hike in until about 6:oo and turned around. I returned to my car by 7:15, long after dark.

The recent attack by a mountain lion in California traveled with me in the dark on my return in an almost moonless night. If deer can live here so could the mountain lion. Mountain lions, like all cats watch for patterns of behavior in their prey. Humans on a trail make a nice pattern. Every quail that flew out of its slumber roost heightened my senses. It was an exciting hike.
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Jan 25 2004
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 Photos 70
 Triplogs 5

67 female
 Joined Dec 28 2003
 Wickenburg, AZ
Peralta to Fremont SaddlePhoenix, AZ
Peralta to Fremont Saddle
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Jan 25 2004
Candace • Triplogs 5
Hiking4.50 Miles 1,366 AEG
Hiking4.50 Miles   2 Hrs      2.25 mph
1,366 ft AEG
 no routes
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Peralta is lovely in the rain and less traveled. The trail becomes a chocolate Ovaltine colored babbling brook with a little rain. I disappointed myself with inadequate rain gear and had to turn around when I got cold. It was still a lovely hike.
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Dec 28 2003
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 Photos 70
 Triplogs 5

67 female
 Joined Dec 28 2003
 Wickenburg, AZ
Peralta to Fremont SaddlePhoenix, AZ
Peralta to Fremont Saddle
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Dec 28 2003
Candace • Triplogs 5
Hiking2.00 Miles 1,366 AEG
Hiking2.00 Miles   4 Hrs      0.50 mph
1,366 ft AEG
 no routes
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
This was the second time I had made the hike, but the first time I appreciated it. The first time I went was in the summer. I was not able to appreciate the beauty in the summer.

My rainy day winter hike was spectacular. The colors of the rock formations were saturated and rich. The sky was dramatic. The temperature was invigorating. It was a visual delight.
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Dec 27 2003
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 Photos 70
 Triplogs 5

67 female
 Joined Dec 28 2003
 Wickenburg, AZ
North Mountain National Trail #44Phoenix, AZ
North Mountain National Trail #44
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Dec 27 2003
Candace • Triplogs 5
Hiking1.20 Miles 600 AEG
Hiking1.20 Miles   2 Hrs      0.60 mph
600 ft AEG
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1st trip
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Partners none no partners
I could feel the burn in my buns and calves. It is somewhat weird to be hiking up a service road, but it is close, and good exercise. What boggles me is that two of the ten or so parking spaces are for handicap parking. Unless you have a key to the gat, I do not think you could get a wheel chair up the service road. (With a 16% grade, a wheel chair might not be a good idea anyway) The view is interesting. Makes me realize it is possible to integrate my city side with my nature side.
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Sep 29 2002
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 Photos 70
 Triplogs 5

67 female
 Joined Dec 28 2003
 Wickenburg, AZ
See Canyon Trail #184Payson, AZ
See Canyon Trail #184
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Sep 29 2002
Candace • Triplogs 5
Hiking7.00 Miles 1,720 AEG
Hiking7.00 Miles   8 Hrs      0.88 mph
1,720 ft AEG
 no routes
1st trip
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
I started this hike from the top of the rim where the trail marker proclaims: "See Canyon Trail Maintained by the Phoenix Varmit Callers". I wonder who the varmit callers are. I suspect I would enjoy the company of these people.

It was a great hike. I would have preferred to hike from the bottom to the top, so that the return trip would not have been so strenuous. There are connecting trails and better start points. I would have been well served to do a little better research prior to my hike. I was a little exhausted coming out. I found two nature made walking sticks to assist on the assent to my auto.
I shall go back some day. It was quite lovely.
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average hiking speed 1.06 mph

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