Goldfield Ovens Loop Photoset • gummo • 2015-09-14 • HikeArizona.COM

Goldfield Ovens Loop, AZ

	2015-09-14
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Goldfield Ovens Loop

Phoenix, AZ

Goldfield Ovens Loop

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking	9.00 Miles	775 AEG

Hiking	9.00 Miles	3 Hrs 42 Mns	2.61 mph
	775 ft AEG	15 Mns Break

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Did a little exploring around the Oven Loop. Great hike as expected. I was hoping to see a coral snake and maybe a blacktailed, a tiger rattlesnake, or some bighorn sheep, but instead I saw 2 desert tortoises, a cooper's hawk (my first), and 2 snakes at the end of the hike. I also saw 2 deer, but they did not stick around for a photo.

The river and trail were void of people. The rain brought out the tortoises and tiny red-spotted toads that were too small and quick to photograph. The damp sand made ambulating a little more bearable. The parking lots nearly empty, but the trash left by river folks made some good flipping spots for snakes. Lots of tracks were seen in the washes, especially javelinas and deer. I still can't find the petroglyphs. I really should do this loop more often.

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[ checklist ] Coachwhip Cooper's Hawk Desert Tortoise Long-nosed snake Turkey Vulture Zebra-tailed lizard

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[ checklist ] Geocache

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