Cave Trail to Bluff Spring Trail - Superstition Mountains

I began my 6 mile loop hike at 10:24 AM at the Peralta Trailhead. This was the first time I went clockwise by going up the Cave Trail. After hiking 25 minutes on the Bluff Spring Trail I reached the Cave Trail. The ascent was 490 feet. From there I hiked 2.1 miles to the Lone Tree overlook of Weaver's Needle. The Cave Trail to the overlook took me 1 hour and 52 minutes. The ascent from the trailhead was 1,388 feet. After a 22 minute break I headed a short distance back to the unmaintained connection trail to Bluff Spring Trail. I arrived there at 1:03 PM. The connection trail was 1.4 miles, and difficult to follow. The rock cairns helped a lot. That took 1 hour and 27 minutes. Then it was a 1.6 mile hike back to my mini van. I got there at 3:21 PM. My hike took me 4 hours and 56 minutes.

Temptation Peak - Goldfield Mountains

Temptation Peak itself requires class 3 moves with exposure to get up and down. I began my 3.9 mile round-trip hike at 10:40 AM, when it was about 94 degrees. I reached Peak 3157 in 1 hour and 30 minutes. Then it took me another hour to reach the 3,195-foot summit of Temptation Peak. The hike was unusually long because I was constantly out of breath. It took me 5 hours and 26 minutes.

Peak 3157 on the left and Temptation Peak center.

Puerto Peñasco (Rocky Point) - Mexico

The maximum depth of the Sea of Cortez is roughly 10,000 feet. Located in the southern portion, particularly in the Guaymas trench, the deepest parts are caused by complex plate tectonics.

Site #193

Site #193

La Rancherita

First Water Creek - Tonto National Forest

I began my 1.4 mile round-trip hike at 10:09 AM. It took me 1 hour and 46 minutes. Within the canyon I went for swim.