Arch Canyon - Organ Pipe NM Photoset • Nightstalker • 2017-12-23 • HikeArizona.COM

Arch Canyon - Organ Pipe NM, AZ

	2017-12-23
	8 by Nightstalker

Arch Canyon - Organ Pipe NM

Southwest, AZ

Arch Canyon - Organ Pipe NM

Southwest, AZ

Hiking	2.72 Miles	1,300 AEG

Hiking	2.72 Miles	2 Hrs 1 Min		1.37 mph
	1,300 ft AEG	2 Mns Break	8 LBS Pack

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The wife and I were camping in Ajo and made the trek down to Organ Pipe NM. Driving the loop, we stopped to check out the arch. An impromptu hike followed. Since I didn't do any recon before the hike, I naively thought I could just follow the plentiful cairns. Well, I didn't end up any where near the arch and wasn't in the exploring mood. I was solo, it late in the afternoon and the winter sun was making a dash for the horizon, oh, and my wife was waiting [patiently?] back at the truck. I did my best not to kill myself scrambling back down the steepness to the canyon floor. My wife pretended not to mind the 2 hours she had to wait for me to return

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