In my previous post from March 2011 I hiked a loop made up of H-3 and H-1 trails. Today I decided to extend by hike by adding H-2 into my loop. It took me 2 hours to complete the extended loop. The photo of the flag at the bottom of this post came from the top of the H-2 trail.
It was a cloudy morning and about 77° so it was perfect Arizona hiking weather and the number of people, about 50, I met on the trail was consistent with last year, even though I hiked a longer loop. The trail seemed wider to me – I think it’s probably 3 ft or wider in many places. But anyway, I saw 50 people and 3 dogs in 120 minutes -- a person every 2.4 minutes.
I also saw a baby chuckwalla, circling hawks, and an imaginary snake (I was warned of one but never saw it). And different from last year, I noticed they’ve built a helicopter pad. I wonder if this is a result of the rescue performed in February 2012 or the one from
December 2011.
The weather forecast calls for rain tonight so I plan to head back out on Friday to see how the desert responds.
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