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Dback Jon

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A few weeks ago I did my first hike in the Superstitions in decades.

Did the Peralta Trail to Lone Pine. Not a long trail (2 miles to Fremont Saddle), but steep and rocky trail.

The view from Fremont Saddle is the reward

(Not my pictures, but representative of what I saw)

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The wife and I have been poking around the Superstitions for about a year.

We recently just did the praying hands, slot rock loop.

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There are so many great hikes there. Spring is best when it's green and the wild flowers blooming. It's really dry right now.
 
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Beautiful


What all hikes have you done there?
 

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Beautiful


What all hikes have you done there?


Praying Hands to Slot Rock - 5 miles
Wave Cave Trail - 3.6 miles
Dutchman and Bluff Springs loop - 9.5 miles
Hackberry Springs via First Water - 4.7 miles
Second Water and Garden Valley loop - 5 miles
Massacre Falls - 5.8 miles
Boulder Canyon to Viewpoint - 5 miles
 
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Pics from the Wave Cave from October. The trailhead is near Peralta.
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The little puppy almost looks like a little pig. I'm not high you're high. :)
 

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We parked the RV at Lost Dutchmen during spring break. I went for a run and ended up hiking up Flatiron. Had to text my wife after an hour because I wasn't going to be back when I had planned lol. It was more of a hike/climb than a run. Amazing view of the east valley.
 
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We parked the RV at Lost Dutchmen during spring break. I went for a run and ended up hiking up Flatiron. Had to text my wife after an hour because I wasn't going to be back when I had planned lol. It was more of a hike/climb than a run. Amazing view of the east valley.


That’s one I want to do
 

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I've always wanted to do flatiron but any time the weather is good for it, I tend to be coming out of a lazy season and feel like I may not be prepared for it. Like...now lol

although, I have heard stories about out of shape smokers making it up, just took them longer. I'm in far better shape than that so maybe I would be fine.
 

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I haven't hiked enough in the Superstitions but I've done Peralta to Lone Tree and Massacre Falls. @Dback Jon I would recommend Massacre Falls after a rain, it's cool to see a waterfall in the desert.
 

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