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| Hiking | 4.49 Miles |
533 AEG |
| | Hiking | 4.49 Miles | 2 Hrs 6 Mns | | 2.28 mph |
| 533 ft AEG | 8 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | Our next hike after the morning at Palatki, is one I like to take newbees to and this, as usual, did not disappoint. Rather than doing the loop, we started from the new Mescal Trailhead (it's about two years old I think) where once again, we had no problem finding parking. FYI - every time we drove by the parking for Boynton Canyon vehicles were along both sides of the road. The shuttles are free but I don't know how user friendly their schedule is as I think the wait time could be long if you don't time it right. Before our trip, I had bot a Red Rock Pass too so we definitely got our money's worth.
We headed on up the trail as you meander your way up and down and around to where Mescal Mountain begins. Of course, you have great views just about everywhere. There wasn't much in the way of wildflowers yet but still plenty of other flora to keep your interest. We would run into other hikers off and on throughout the hike but nothing where it seemed crowded. The trail is nice and easy for the most part but there are those ledges that do keep your attention.
Even though I've done this four times now, with others' eyes you get to see something new and that was the case this time. I even spotted a cave as we came around to the northwest side. There were some people sitting below it and they didn't even know until I pointed it out to them. They went up and investigated. Needed to have Kelly with me, ha! We didn't go too much further; just enough for them to see up both canyons.
We enjoyed the hike back as much as we did going. It was a beautiful afternoon. I didn't take that many pictures because I have so many already. And I didn't take any movies as I already have them up on youtube from my trips in 2022 with Greg, 2019 with Mia and 2017 with Kelly.
WATCH 12:41-2:47PM, 4.12 miles, 4537-4791 elevation burning 673 calories. Temp 43.7 sunny and 24% humidity. |
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For me, sometimes it's just as much about the journey as the destination.
Oh, and once in awhile, don't forget to look back at the trail you've traveled. |
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