City loop taking 40 minutes.
Hike Shannon to plaque taking 1 hour.
Quick Anza-Borrego overnight trip. Depart house a bit after 4p. Gas $4.15 at Mecca AM/PM. Arrive Truckhaven site 5:15p, 93°. Some high clouds, light breeze, little hazy. Signal Mtn just barely visible. Drive 65 miles today. Nice quiet afternoon. Cup noodles for dinner. Sunset around 7:40p, 86°. Evening windy with some high clouds so no stargazing. Decided to sleep inside the Crosstrek. Worked out pretty well and no tent to mess with. Sunrise Wednesday 5:38a, 74°. Depart camp 6:50a. Drive through Ella Wash and Arroyo Salado. Home before 9a. 75 miles today.
Hike South Lykken. Paramedics on-scene to help an older hiker down the trail.
Ventura Beach ride taking 1 hour 38 minutes.
Hike Fuller Ridge to Castle Rocks taking 1 hour 34 minutes. Visit with Jon at tower after.
Hike Garstin to Smoketree Mtn taking 1 hour 15 minutes.
City loop taking 51 minutes.
City loop taking 35 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 37 minutes.
Hike North Lykken. Bit warm.
Hike South Lykken. First time i've seen no other cars parked at trailhead. There were a few after hike.
City loop taking 50 minutes.
Hike Shannon to Araby Pt taking 55 minutes. Cool and breezy.
Joshua Tree park road from Cottonwood out-and-back taking 1 hour 25 minutes.
Hike Middle Lykken taking 1 hour 5 minutes.
Las Palmas loop taking 50 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 39 minutes.
Hike Garstin to Smoketree Mtn taking 1 hour 10 minutes.
Hike Araby trail taking 1 hour 25 minutes.
Hike South Lykken.
Downtown loop taking 40 minutes.
Hike Shannon to Smoketree Pt taking 1 hour 15 minutes.
Day trip driving through JT in new Crosstrek. Nice day and i like the Subaru very much.
Hike Middle Lykken taking 1 hour.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 42 minutes.
Little Tuscany loop taking 57 minutes.
Hike South Lykken.
Hike Garstin to Smoketree Mtn taking 1 hour 10 minutes.
Hike Shannon to plaque.
Hike Oswit Canyon.
City loop taking 45 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 45 minutes.
Hike Araby trail taking 1 hour 20 minutes.
Hike South Lykken.
Hike Middle Lykken taking 1 hour 5 minutes.
Hike Shannon to plaque.
City loop taking 38 minutes.
Hike Garstin lollipop with Kai.
Hike South Lykken.
Hike Rimrocks to Araby with David Lahti taking 1 hour 50 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 40 minutes.
City loop taking 46 minutes.
Hike North Lykken and a bit up Skyline taking 1 hour 20 minutes.
Hike South Lykken.
Short Shannon hike then back via wash taking 1 hour.
Andreas Hills out-and-back taking 48 minutes.
Hike Garstin lollipop.
Some nice clouds this afternoon. Check out this time-lapse i shot.
Hike Middle Lykken taking 1 hour 20 minutes. Lots of spring-breakers. Cleaned up a VERY fresh toilet paper mess coming down Lykken that was NOT there on my way up so i must have passed by the perpetrator on trail. Made me gag a little. Sorry, no photo.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 42 minutes.
Hike South Lykken.
Hike Shannon to Smoketree Pt taking 1 hour 15 minutes.
Hike Oswit Canyon to second crossing taking 1 hour 8 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 41 minutes.
City loop taking 41 minutes.
Hike Middle Lykken. Chat with Scott.
Hike South Lykken. Flood control survey party working along the dike.
Canyon Corridor loop taking 32 minutes.
Little Tuscany loop taking 57 minutes.
Hike Garstin to Smoketree Mtn. Nice day but lots of people on trail. Plus two women with three dogs between them off-leash. they walked by, and ignored, at least three dog closure signs. What's wrong with people?
Hike South Lykken.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 40 minutes.
Short loop taking 24 minutes.
Hike Shannon to plaque taking 1 hour.
Hike North Lykken lollipop taking 1 hour 18 minutes. Beautiful bright clear morning.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 38 minutes.
City loop taking 45 minutes.
Hike Middle Lykken taking 1 hour 5 minutes.
Hike South Lykken.
Andreas Hills loop taking 46 minutes.
Downtown/airport loop taking 40 minutes.
Hike Araby trail taking 1 hour 20 minutes.
Hike Garstin to Smoketree Mtn then down via Shannon taking 1 hour 25 minutes.
Hike South Lykken.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 44 minutes.
Hike Garstin to Smoketree Mtn. Breezy.
Hike South Lykken.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 38 minutes.
City loop taking 49 minutes.
Hike Shannon to plaque.
Hike short Rimrocks loop.
Little Tuscany loop taking 55 minutes. Chilly 45°.
Hike Middle Lykken taking 1 hour 5 minutes.
Hike South Lykken. Cool and breezy.
City loop taking 49 minutes.
Tollgate out-and-back taking 41 minutes.
I10 to Red Cloud Mine exit. Visit Hayfield petroglyph site. My first time here. Continue east to Eagle Mtn road and back to I10. Drive back on I10 to Cottonwood Canyon exit. Cottonwood campground closed. (Sign says it's reservation only now. News to me.) Stop along aqueduct road just outside of park for sardine lunch and to enjoy the view. Nice bright warm sunny day but a bit breezy. Lots of campers around on BLM land as is upcoming MLK holiday weekend. Back home by 2p. 160 miles for the day.
Hike Rimrocks to Araby taking 1 hour 40 minutes then walk home from TH for a total time of 2 hours.
Hike North Lykken taking 1 hour 10 minutes.
South Lykken through hike with Kai taking 1 hour 55 minutes van to jeep. Chat with Ellen. Perfect day.
City loop taking 43 minutes.
Hike Middle Lykken taking 1 hour 20 minutes.
Hike South Lykken.
Hike Shannon with Kai.
New Year's Day city loop taking 47 minutes. Breezy.
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