Between Tucson and Phoenix sits a nice state park, Picacho Peak State Park. Our favorite site B-12 with A-17 a close second, it has a cover over the pit area. The park is in what is known as the valley next to a fantastic mountian, Picacho Peak. We stopped here the last time we were in the South West but did not make it to the top of the peak. This time, we did! It is one of the more challenging hike we have done rated as difficult in the guide books. The trail is the Hunter Trail which climbs a volcanic cone with vegetation typical of the Sonoran Desert. The route is steep and twisting, with steel cables anchored into the rock in places where the surface is slick or to steep to climb. The total vertical climb is 1,400 feet in 2 miles. The view from the summit is magnificent. In one of the photos from the top we could see our rig (I've circled it in red). We had lunch at the top.
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