Weather: 92°, sunny, humid
Time: Forgot my phone so no time taken, but it wasn't good!!
About this hike: The heat and humidity continue to slow me down. I'm sure I'd have been disappointed with a ~35 minute time to the top. I have a few days off from work, and I took advantage of lighter crowds on this weekday morning.
Friday, August 15, 2014
Sunday, August 10, 2014
Hot & Muggy = Slow
Weather: 92°, sunny, humid
Time: 34 minutes
About this hike: As the weather gets hotter and more muggy, my times get worse. I have no choice but to stop and take a few breaks, especially in that last vertical section. Could've been worse though, I could've been the person who puked all over the foot holds on the right-side hand rail going down. Seriously gross.
Time: 34 minutes
About this hike: As the weather gets hotter and more muggy, my times get worse. I have no choice but to stop and take a few breaks, especially in that last vertical section. Could've been worse though, I could've been the person who puked all over the foot holds on the right-side hand rail going down. Seriously gross.
Saturday, August 2, 2014
Monsoon is Here
Weather: 87°, overcast, humid
Time: 31 minutes
About this hike: I thought cooler temps and overcast skies would spur me on to a 30-or-less time this morning. No such luck. Actually felt a little tired and had to stop a few times. The humidity definitely got to me. Was a little busier this morning (people taking advantage of cooler temps?) but parking was still easy to come by.
There was a neat looking mist enveloping the Four Peaks and you could just barely see their pointy tops poking up thru it. Regretfully I planned to take a picture when I reached the summit (didn't want to stop and slow down my time). The mist had turned into clouds covering the entire mountains by the time I reached the top. Overall uneventful but good hike. I never get sick of my Camelback :)
Time: 31 minutes
About this hike: I thought cooler temps and overcast skies would spur me on to a 30-or-less time this morning. No such luck. Actually felt a little tired and had to stop a few times. The humidity definitely got to me. Was a little busier this morning (people taking advantage of cooler temps?) but parking was still easy to come by.
There was a neat looking mist enveloping the Four Peaks and you could just barely see their pointy tops poking up thru it. Regretfully I planned to take a picture when I reached the summit (didn't want to stop and slow down my time). The mist had turned into clouds covering the entire mountains by the time I reached the top. Overall uneventful but good hike. I never get sick of my Camelback :)
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Hot 'n Steamy
Weather: 95°, sunny, humid
Time: 32 minutes
About this hike: The weather tells the tale as far as why my time was not sub-30 minutes today. Despite uncrowded parking and trails, the heat and humidity slowed me down. I was hoping for some clouds and cooler temps since we had a monsoon last night— but no such luck. This may have been the first time I ever drained a large Powerade plus two water bottles (my standard hydration packout). I always pack extra because if you had just enough, you didn't have enough—that's my rule.
Nothing particularly interesting happened today good or bad. I was asked to play photog—as I often am—for a couple.
Time: 32 minutes
About this hike: The weather tells the tale as far as why my time was not sub-30 minutes today. Despite uncrowded parking and trails, the heat and humidity slowed me down. I was hoping for some clouds and cooler temps since we had a monsoon last night— but no such luck. This may have been the first time I ever drained a large Powerade plus two water bottles (my standard hydration packout). I always pack extra because if you had just enough, you didn't have enough—that's my rule.
Nothing particularly interesting happened today good or bad. I was asked to play photog—as I often am—for a couple.
Sunday, July 20, 2014
(Not) Hating on Tourists...
Weather: 90°, cloudy, peaks of sunshine
Time: Completely forgot to start the timer on my phone
About this hike: The overcast skies and reasonably low humidity made for a comfortable hike this morning, considering it's July in Phoenix. I met a hiker from Seattle and a tourist couple from Colorado Springs. Everyone was very friendly and it was nice to meet some out of towners (this in spite of my constant complaints about tourists during the winter months!).
All around a great hike and glad I did so this morning.
Time: Completely forgot to start the timer on my phone
About this hike: The overcast skies and reasonably low humidity made for a comfortable hike this morning, considering it's July in Phoenix. I met a hiker from Seattle and a tourist couple from Colorado Springs. Everyone was very friendly and it was nice to meet some out of towners (this in spite of my constant complaints about tourists during the winter months!).
All around a great hike and glad I did so this morning.
Saturday, July 5, 2014
Piestewa Peak
Weather: 95°, sunny, very humid
Time: Lost due to answering a text and causing the timer app to shut down
About this hike: An overnight rain made for very high humidity today. Along with the sun that finally broke thru the clouds, this made for a tiring hike. Regardless, I survived it and love that I got to do both of my favorite mountains this holiday weekend.
I typically wear a red baseball hat when I hike, and today a hummingbird saw it and buzzed around my head, nearly hitting me. It scared me and I swatted at it like a big bug.
Time: Lost due to answering a text and causing the timer app to shut down
About this hike: An overnight rain made for very high humidity today. Along with the sun that finally broke thru the clouds, this made for a tiring hike. Regardless, I survived it and love that I got to do both of my favorite mountains this holiday weekend.
I typically wear a red baseball hat when I hike, and today a hummingbird saw it and buzzed around my head, nearly hitting me. It scared me and I swatted at it like a big bug.
Friday, July 4, 2014
History Repeats on the 4th!
Weather: 88°, overcast, very humid, sprinkles
Time: 32 minutes
About this hike: This 4th of July is starting off a lot like 2012. After a huge haboob and monsoon last night (and no power for over 3 hours!) the skies are overcast and murky over the Valley. While finishing up my hike it sprinkled a bit as I was nearing the trailhead, so nowhere near the epic downpour and subsequent flash floods of 2012.
Thirty-two minutes isn't a bad time, but it's not a sub-thirty either. That said, I stopped quite a bit as the humidity really got to me. For whatever reason it bothers me more than 95° and sun, granted the cloud cover was a nice break from the sun's rays.
Parking was a breeze today at the Echo trailhead. One very patriotic man was hiking in an American flag banana hammock--and nothing else. I didn't take a photo; you'll just have to trust me on this one.
Was a great hike today. This one's for #MERICA!
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Time: 32 minutes
About this hike: This 4th of July is starting off a lot like 2012. After a huge haboob and monsoon last night (and no power for over 3 hours!) the skies are overcast and murky over the Valley. While finishing up my hike it sprinkled a bit as I was nearing the trailhead, so nowhere near the epic downpour and subsequent flash floods of 2012.
Thirty-two minutes isn't a bad time, but it's not a sub-thirty either. That said, I stopped quite a bit as the humidity really got to me. For whatever reason it bothers me more than 95° and sun, granted the cloud cover was a nice break from the sun's rays.
Parking was a breeze today at the Echo trailhead. One very patriotic man was hiking in an American flag banana hammock--and nothing else. I didn't take a photo; you'll just have to trust me on this one.
Was a great hike today. This one's for #MERICA!
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