Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Hike #21: Papago

When
Monday, 2015-03-30
Where
Papago Park, loop hike around the buttes
Duration
1 hour
Notable
Two-year wedding anniversary hike

Today I met my wife at Papago Park after her job interview at a Tempe school. It's our two-year wedding anniversary today, not to be confused with our regular anniversary, which occurs earlier, in February.

Papago doesn't look like much of a hike. It's a small park that's hemmed in by busy roads and a golf course. The trails are flattish. And yet coming around the buttes from the north side, heading west, gives great views of Central Corridor, downtown Phoenix, and Tempe.

I've never scrambled to the top of any of the buttes at Papago. Let's add that to the list of hiking goals.