Hidden Valley from Buena Vista Photoset • DarthStiller • 2012-01-15 • HikeArizona.COM

Hidden Valley from Buena Vista, AZ

	2012-01-15
	15 by DarthStiller

Hidden Valley from Buena Vista

Phoenix, AZ

Hidden Valley from Buena Vista

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking	3.50 Miles	580 AEG

Hiking	3.50 Miles	3 Hrs	1.40 mph
	580 ft AEG	30 Mns Break

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We only made it as far as Fat Man's Pass for this hike, which worked out pretty well since another mile to complete the loop would have put the last mile in that "too much" range for the kids. And on the way back the rain started a little bit, but fortunately never got heavy and didn't last long.

Fat Man's Pass provided a natural playground for the kids for a little while, followed by light lunch. Dmitri seemed to be a much better hiker on the way back to the car, probably because he was more motivated to be done. He also likes to drink from his new Camelbak a little too much, which causes the need for many pee breaks along the way.

The clouds and slight period rain made it nice and cool for the entire hike. Downtown Phoenix looked pretty hazy. The brown cloud looked like it descended down to ground level.

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