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This was the first time I have ever hiked in the McDowell Mountains, and there are TONS of trails, so I'm excited to go again. This loop was fairly easy and flat, not very challenging, but was over 4 miles, so nice moderate in length.
When I first got out of the car to prep for my trip, my waistpack broke :(. This is what carried 2 bottles of water, my cell phone and money, my Ipod, keys, gloves, bandaids, rubberbands, a handkerchief, and 2 granola bars....there was room for much more! The buckle in the front busted, leaving it unusable! Undetered, I hiked anyway, carrying my cell phone (works as my mp3 player too) and a water bottle...I hated this, because I'm used to walking hands-free. So I ordered a new one on ebay for hella cheap...can't wait to use my new one!
These are the pictures from the hike:
Hope you enjoy the views as much as I did! :D
Also, I emailed a handful of organizations the other day about volunteering. I've always wanted to help adults learn to read because I love it so much. I looked into helping a wildlife center pick up injured raptors. I looked into tutoring high school aged kids. But the two that look like they are going to work out the best (and of which I am SO excited!) is to list books on Ebay for a school organization and/or to help the Friends of the Library by scanning in and sorting books for their used book store. I meet with this girl tomorrow morning and am so excited to spend 3 hours a week just handling books...maybe that will ease my addiction a bit! I'll let you know what happens!
Great hiking lately. As I mentioned, my wife and I will be in Phoenix in April and maybe we will try some of your hikes. It will be nice to get out side and be warm. And I too hate hiking with things in my hands. We prefer water backpacks.
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If you go to MapMyHike, which is where these hikes are shared from, I do have some actually posted under animlgrl..and other members post theirs as well..lots to chose from and i will be posting many more before April! :D
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