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| | Hiking | 6.00 Miles | 3 Hrs 51 Mns | | 2.01 mph |
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| no partners | | Quartz Peak has been on my radar screen for a while, so I decided to go out and hike it today.
I came in from the south side using the @rwstorm driving route. That seemed to be a good way to come in -- I used 4WD just because I could, but I think that I could have done without it. I would not drive a sedan to the TH, but I would think that a 2WD truck or an AWD SUV could get to the TH.
I did not get started on the hike until about 10:30, and it was getting warm by then. There was no shade anywhere and no breeze, so I got started about 3 hours too late. Other than about 1/4 miles from the TH, there was very little flat ground on this hike. It was a good workout on the way up, that's for sure.
I enjoyed the rock/boulder scrambling in the last 1/2 mile to the summit, but the rest of the hike was kinda blah to me. It was a good workout, but I was basically walking on a ridgeline through desert scenery that wasn't much different from what I could have seen 10 minutes from my house in the McDowells. The geology near the summit was cool though.
I did like the peace and tranquility on the hike. I was the first car at the TH. On the way back, about a mile from the summit I met a couple of people going up, and then I saw someone else just before getting back to the TH.
I was glad that I did the hike, and if I lived closer and if the TH was easier to get to I might go often. But the hike was a little less than 4 hours, and the RT drive was close to 5 hours, so I doubt if this peak will be one that I do too often. |
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