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| Hiking | 4.32 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 4.32 Miles | 2 Hrs 24 Mns | | 1.99 mph |
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| no partners | | Second hike of the day was Rovey’s Needle about ten miles southeast from the SARA hike. The most difficult part of this hike is getting parked on the shoulder of the highway.
We immediately dropped into the washbed and followed it up. Easy walking, and the sand wasn’t too soft. Eric was happy to see saguaros, which hadn’t even registered with me. I guess the Vegas hikers notice them more. Most of the rocks in the wash were easy to walk up, but there were a couple of pouroffs that had detours around them. The largest pouroff has a detour on the left side of it, and you have to make sure to turn right up that wash instead of going straight. The wind was starting to pick up while we were in the wash.
Eventually, Rovey’s Needle became visible, and there are a couple of paths that lead over to it. The rock itself is incredible—completely weathered into a honeycomb pattern. You can climb up a ledge on both the west and east sides of the rock, and look through the eye of the needle, which connects both sides. We did not climb through the eye, but opted to walk around to both sides. The west side had an old bench and the more interesting views, the east side had a garbage can full of paper and trinkets. The shade on both sides was great since it was warm. Very windy while we were at the needle.
Once done, we headed back to the wash and retraced our steps down. Even windier at this point, and it felt like we were getting sandblasted. Definitely gusts over 40 mph. At least it didn’t feel as warm. Easy hike back down to the highway.
This hike was also better than expected. Not worth a long drive, but great to add if you are going to be in the area. |
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