A Wandering Knight

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Phoneline Trail, Sabino Canyon, December 2009

A hike from the Visitor Center looping along Phoneline and Sabino Canyon Trails and back on the road.

Name:	Track 006-Phoneline Trail, Sabino Canyon
Date:	Dec 2, 2009 10:44 am
Distance:	8.36 miles
Elapsed Time:	4:18:43
Avg Speed:	1.9 mph
Max Speed:	3.9 mph
Avg Pace:	30' 58" per mile
Min Altitude:	248 ft
Max Altitude:	3,639 ft

Start Time:	2009-12-02T17:44:59Z
Start Location:
Latitude:	32.309530º N
Longitude:	110.823071º W

End Time:	2009-12-02T22:03:43Z
End Location:
Latitude:	32.310007º N
Longitude:	110.822611º W

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Hiking Phoneline and Sabino Canyon Trails

Sabino Canyon Recreation Area is just a coupe miles from where we are staying here in Tucson. It is full of a wide assrtment of trails from easy to difficult. This loop hike which spends the bulk of it's time on trails is moderate tending towsrds the easier end. You gain around 500-600 feet as you meander up into the mountains. Views are pleasant and when you don't hear the loudspeakers of passding park trams you can soak in the desert silence. If you are lucky you might spy some wildlife like we did, about ten whorthogs or something similar. The worst of the hike is the descent along Sabino Canyon Trail which is sandy and steep in spots.

We have been visiting this area around this time of year for the past decade. This year we saw very little water. The overflow just beyond the desert floor which last year was flowing briskly was bone dry. However, we found spots where pools still exist especially as we hiked down towsrds the tram road and along the road.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Sometime They Travel in Style

We tend to think of bus travel as uncomfortable and less useful than most everything else. And while it is true many who use the US bus network do so because they have no choice it isn't always true that buses are bad. Many are quite nice. If you travel thousands of miles a year to hudreds of places a bus is perhaps the best choice if you have a small group and lots of stuff. Take a look at this case in point. I reckon the band are quite comfy in there.

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