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Keeping perspective – Sunrise hikes

Tweet The sun is definitely rising a bit later these days. The park ranger decided to sleep in a bit too. Finally got into the park at 5:10 about 15 minutes later than last Friday. Started off in the dark … Continue reading

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Happy friday! Nice morning for a hike!

Tweet The temps have settled down a bit here and it is mid 70′s this morning. Got the ridge line loop done with Caroline and Chance and had good discussion about current drama and moving on. In yoga we are … Continue reading

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Back on home turf – sunrise hike

Tweet First hike since doing Humphreys on Saturday. The rest was welcome by all but it is nice to get a reprieve from the city. Humid and warm this morning at 91 degrees.

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Video of the Assault up Humphreys Peak

Tweet The break of dawn is only a figment of the imagination. At this point it’s so early it may as well still be yesterday. At least the roads are empty. This early morning depature is necessary because we will … Continue reading

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Chilly morning – South Mountain Sunrise Hike

Tweet Completed the 4th week of sunrise hikes with the sister and we were greeted with a nice chilly morning. Felt much less creaky this morning which told me that a few days of rest with easier yoga and plenty … Continue reading

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Rattlers on the road – sunrise hikes at south mountain

Tweet While there was contentment with sleeping in till 6am today I knew that getting out on the trail was the best thing for me right now. After a few snoozes the sister knocked on the door: “you up?” “yeah” … Continue reading

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Back on schedule – South Mountain Sunrise Hike

Tweet Thanks to te lack of a severe thunderstorm this morning Chance, Caroline, and I were back on the trail at South Mountain this morning. It was also nicer with a bit less humidity and fewer people on the trail. … Continue reading

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Back on the trail! South mountain sunrise

Tweet We got back on the trail today after yesterday mornings thunderstorm and Chance was very happy about that. Great sunrise and not a lot of people on the trail.

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Overcast, cool and fast – Early Morning South Mountain Hike

Tweet The fourth early morning south mountain hike is completed and the dog is panting like a choo-choo train. Hit the trail at 4:54am and got back to the car in an hour after completing the Ridge Line Trail. A … Continue reading

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Tuesday morning at South Mountain

Tweet Second week of sunrise hiking at South Mountain Park is in full effect. 4am came early but the EMD(Early Morning Doggie) got all the sand out of my eyes. He is like a thunderbolt once we hit the trail … Continue reading

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