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| Hiking | 10.02 Miles |
2,628 AEG |
| | Hiking | 10.02 Miles | 4 Hrs 51 Mns | | 2.39 mph |
| 2,628 ft AEG | 39 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | Got started at 0500 from the west Bulldog parking area. Headed south on the Maricopa Trail, using a light for the first 35 minutes or so. Saw a tarantula, a gecko, and a nightsnake, and no, those are not nicknames for my hiking partners.
Took the west side of the Pass Mountain Loop trail south to the Wind Cave trailhead. The desert vegetation looked nice and green along the trail. Up Wind Cave Trail, which was far less busy than I expected, so that was a nice surprise. Picked up a tagalong on our way to the south summit, a nice young woman in town for a few days. Lots of flying insects, but clouds and a cool breeze were much appreciated.
After parting ways with the extra hiker, we headed north on the ridgeline. Fun hiking through and over the rocks as we made our way to the summit. Took a break up there, enjoyed the still cool weather, then continued north. Dropping off the ledges is fun, the steep ball-bearing slope below them is not so fun. Tedious descent, but we survived. Lots of erosion from the recent weather.
Headed over to Lone Mtn/EJ Peak on a mish mash of social trails/old roads and made our way up to the summit. Only saw a couple of other hikers on that mountain. After a nice break at the summit, headed back down to the parking area, finishing up just before 1000.
Great weather for an August hike in the desert. As always, good to see Kelly, Chumley, and John again. |
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