When
Sunday, 2015-01-04
Where
Phoenix Mountain Preserve, from the 40th St Trailhead
Duration
1½ hours
Notable
First hike in a new pair of old shoes
I started today's hike after sunset and finished under the pale glow of the moon one day before fullness. My route was an out-and-back, starting from the 40th St trailhead on the north side of the Preserve and turning around at the 36th St trailhead on the south side.
If hiking during the day is about seeing nature, hiking at night is about hearing it. Tonight the air was still and quiet, and I heard the hoots of owls and the yelps of coyotes. But mostly I heard voices of other hikers far off, as well as the distant, unceasing roar of freeways many miles away.
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