Category Archives: Tucson

Hike #78 – Italian Trap TH (Rincon Mountains) – 26.6 miles

Location : Quilter TH (NOBO Mile Marker 147.2 ) Date: 9-22-2019 Weather: Partial clouds skies, starting temperature 79 degrees and moderate throughout the day. Total Mileage Completed : 26.6 miles on AT Hike Description:   This was day #2 on a Rincon 2 day hike starting … Continue reading

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Hike #77 – Cross X – Quilter TH (Rincon Mountains) – 12.1 miles

Location : Quilter TH (NOBO Mile Marker 127.8 ) Date: 9-21-2019 Weather: Clear skies, starting temperature 81 degrees and hot throughout the day. Total Mileage Completed : 1.8 approach trail + 12.1 on AZT Hike Description:   Starting at Quilter Trailhead, … Continue reading

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Hike #59 – Mount Lemon Hike #3 – 23.5 miles

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Location : Mount Lemon #3 (NOBO Mile Marker 164.2) Date: November 6th,  2018 Weather: Clear skies at the Trailhead, starting temperature 53 degrees and mid-day 81 degrees. Total Mileage Completed : 23.5 miles on AZT / Feet +(-) 4836, 7.8% … Continue reading

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Hike #57- Redington Road – 17 Miles

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Location : Redington Road Flip Flop (NOBO Mile Marker 151.1) Date: October 30th  2018 Weather: Slight overcast skies at the Trailhead, starting temperature 54 degrees and the turn 79 degrees. Total Mileage Completed : 17 miles on AZT / Feet … Continue reading

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Hike #44 – Mount Lemon Section #3 – The Cup – 14 Miles

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Hi all. Welcome back. I am going to try to shorten the blog posts a-little making them a little more concise and informative, with less Jim Toel rambling….. So here we go… Location : Marshall Gulch Trailhead (NOBO Mile Marker … Continue reading

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Hike #42 – Mount Lemon #4 – 17 Miles

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Hi All, Tom and I were back on trail last Tuesday, May 8th, for what we hopped to a quick little 17 miler. It appears to me that here in AZ our summer months have quickly invaded our enjoyable hiking adventures. … Continue reading

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Hike #37 – Colossal Cave North 21.5

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After Hike’s #36 and #37, pushing both north and south of Interstate 10 east of Tucson Arizona, Tom and I decided to head back to where we left off a couple weeks back at the La Posta Quemada Ranch parking … Continue reading

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Hike #36 – Highway 83 South 21 miles

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This hike was completed on November 21st 2017 and started at Sahuarita Road Trailhead, just south of Tucson and Highway 83 off of the Interstate 10. The hike was a push into the northern edge of Santa Rita mountains and … Continue reading

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Hike #35 – Highway 83 North 21.5

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So…. after the aggressive hike up to Miller Peak the previous week, Tom and I decided to change the game a little and find some flat AZT trail that would let our legs recover as well as give us a … Continue reading

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