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Andinistaloco - Dec 4, 2007 7:06 pm - Voted 10/10
Very nice -You've done a credit to the peak. I'll be glad to add links to this in the Tucson Mountains page.
RobSC - Dec 4, 2007 11:48 pm - Hasn't voted
Thanks juh33I would be honored. You have some great info and images of the area as well.
hans.schenk - Dec 6, 2007 10:42 am - Voted 10/10
Good to see this one!Great work here and nice photos. I am glad to see this peak because I wanted to climb it when I lived in Tucson but never had info or the time. Maybe I'll make it back someday!
RobSC - Dec 6, 2007 11:25 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Good to see this one!It's a great peak and an adventure to climb! I hope that you do.
lcarreau - Feb 10, 2008 7:55 pm - Voted 10/10
What I remembermost about the area are the "Shindaggers." One time I did step
on one directly, and ended up with a spine coming up through my boot. It's all worth it when you come across the Desert Bighorn
sheep that the state of Arizona transplanted to the area. When I see them, it always makes paying state taxes a little less painful. THANKS ROB!!!
RobSC - Feb 11, 2008 11:56 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: What I rememberMy first hike in the area was up Pusch Peak with my mom in 1985. We went up the south side through lots of shindaggers and got a bit battered. On the way down we came right next to a herd of about 14 bighorns. It was a magical experience. This was before they vanished from the area, though so they must have all died in the coming years or migrated to a different range.