Friday Fitness Hike

Linda, Nancy, and I hiked an 8.4 mile loop starting from the Tom’s Thumb Trailhead. Amy joined us for the first part of the hike.

Boulders near the Sven Slab area:

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Early morning cholla:

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Amy spotted this hummingbird:

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The bunnies were out too:

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Desert Mistletoe:

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Linda told me that this is Deer Vetch:

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Chuparosa amidst the rocks:

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A quartz outcropping:

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Linda and Nancy:

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A view from the East End Trail:

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Linda is about to “crab walk” down a granite boulder on the way back.  (Nancy observes her technique.)
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Pinnacle Peak and Troon in the background:
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A view of the three Sven Towers – they don’t really look like towers – in the foreground with Four Peaks in the background:

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