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Siphon Draw from Crosscut; Superstitions, December 13, 2016
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GPS Map
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Leaving home in the dark, you never know what you’re going to get
on a sunrise hike. Anyway I started at first light from Crosscut Trailhead,
hoping to catch the dawn colors.
There were at least a hundred people hiking the Siphon Draw Trail,
even on this weekday.
Some were of my generation, but most were younger. I met another dozen
or so on Jacob’s Crosscut Trail, hikers and horseback riders.
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The Siphon Draw Trail braids as it gets close to the Teaspoon.
Some parts are very steep. The trail goes high above the Teaspoon,
may have been rerouted but not improved. Jacob’s Crosscut Trail
has been improved on its northern mile.
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| distance: |
5.8 miles |
| elevation change: |
+-1200' |
| low: |
2115' (wash by Trailhead) |
| high: |
3214' (Siphon Draw) |
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Dawn in the desert.
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A new day is awakening.
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Saguaros dance for joy.
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Peak 3269, Dome Mountain, 3134, 3089, Panorama Peak, 3192, 3047.
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Tuff Dome, Golden Dome, Peak 3141, Razorback, Razorback Knob, Peak 2881.
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Capstone Arch (center, below and to the right of that scowley face),
from Jacob’s Crosscut Trail.
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Fred Fungus and Alice Algae, took a likin’ to each other.
But their marriage is on the rocks.
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Amphitheater on the trail, made from railroad ties.
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What’s this? Wildflowers in December?
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First view of the Flatiron.
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Hiking the Teaspoon is like walking on a steep roof.
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Hmmm, there might be a way up here...
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There was once a road to the Palmer Mine.
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The Great Stone Bear is watching you.
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Light Cavalry
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We’re marching up to the Superstitions.
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Chollas watch over Jacob’s Crosscut Trail.
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