Me too. It's been a strange week..I usually start hiking around 5:15am-5:30am..coffee up and rock...it's been cold, wet and cold, warm and wet and warm. Hard to dress for. No critters for the last few days? To "whatever" for them I guess. I'm a Shaw Butte loop person, 4.2 miles around. Usually do that 2-3 times. Good for the concentration...I did South Mountain's Hobart Trail in Nov for the Phoenix Seven Summit Challenge, but I don't normally make it down there.
I did the Pemberton Trail loop in the Mcdowell Mountain park a few months ago. That was awesome. Stopped about 8-9 miles out for a quick smoke break and that's when the coyotes started howling..all around and where I was heading. Kind of strange, yet cool. Very clean and litter free.
Back to painting my son's room wall mural..damn trees.
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