Just looking to get away for a minute from the pressures of caring for my brother in the final days of his battle with cancer. My father and I would wander the desert hiking and playing in the arid desert and climbing anything we could find. This was a nice warm up for a night of climbing and gazing at the stars from Mt Lemmon.
surgent - Dec 31, 2012 11:29 am Date Climbed: Dec 30, 2012
Closing out 2012
Cold, gray day with intermittent sun. Had the trail all to myself except for a few people at the very start. Well-constructed route with a variety of flora, and awesome views of the Catalinas and Rincons from the top. Surprised more people don't hike this peak. Log book had about 1-2 signatures per week. I suspect geocachers come up here too, given the trinkets that were crammed into the bottle.
Sarah Simon - Apr 5, 2012 10:51 pm Date Climbed: Feb 19, 2012
Standard Route from west
I can hardly believe how few people I saw on this trail! It's a beautiful weekend day in February, the poppies are blooming on a trail in suburban Tucson...and once I got past Cat Track Tank, I saw only 5 others folks. Love it!
nader - Dec 31, 2022 3:07 pm Date Climbed: Nov 4, 2022
Agua CalienteNice hike on the last day of a 6 day hiking vacation to Tucson, see trip report.
mstender - Nov 11, 2021 8:52 am Date Climbed: Nov 7, 2021
Beautiful trail hikeI really enjoyed this easy trail hike and views from the top were great. I saw a tiger rattlesnake sunbathing on the trail on my descent.
Paul McClellan - Dec 24, 2015 11:15 am Date Climbed: Dec 22, 2015
First visitThe Santa Catalinas and Rincons were in clouds but the winter views west under the clouds were surreal with the low sun and patchy light.
Colinzeye - Sep 19, 2014 9:10 am
A few minutes of peaceJust looking to get away for a minute from the pressures of caring for my brother in the final days of his battle with cancer. My father and I would wander the desert hiking and playing in the arid desert and climbing anything we could find. This was a nice warm up for a night of climbing and gazing at the stars from Mt Lemmon.
surgent - Dec 31, 2012 11:29 am Date Climbed: Dec 30, 2012
Closing out 2012Cold, gray day with intermittent sun. Had the trail all to myself except for a few people at the very start. Well-constructed route with a variety of flora, and awesome views of the Catalinas and Rincons from the top. Surprised more people don't hike this peak. Log book had about 1-2 signatures per week. I suspect geocachers come up here too, given the trinkets that were crammed into the bottle.
Sarah Simon - Apr 5, 2012 10:51 pm Date Climbed: Feb 19, 2012
Standard Route from westI can hardly believe how few people I saw on this trail! It's a beautiful weekend day in February, the poppies are blooming on a trail in suburban Tucson...and once I got past Cat Track Tank, I saw only 5 others folks. Love it!