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| - Apache Wash in Sonoran Desert Preserve I'm afraid to say how much I love it for fear of it getting found out. For you Camelback Snobs, stay at Camelback. I hike every day after work, so I thought I'd try a new trail, I was getting tired of N Mountain. Sonoran Desert Preserve is my new hangout. I'm lucky enough to live 15 min away, so hitting the trails after work is my mini-vacation for the day. I love the desert, so Sonoran desert Preserve views still amaze me...from the JOshua trees, the plethera of saguaro, palo verde trees, the sage bushes, red dirt etc etc. I do part of the Ridgeback up to the Ridgeback Overlook back down to the Apache Wash, Sidewinder Trail then up to Apache Vista then back down to the Ocotillo. It's about a 5 mile hike and took me about 1 hr and 30 min, but I did stop to take a few pics and to catch my breath at the top of the Ridgeback Overlook. The trails are narrow and there are mountainbikers, just keep an open ear, move over and let them pass. I wouldn't recommend Ridgeback trail for small children, the drop off is pretty steep. The city of Phoenix did a spectacular job. Sonoran is heaven on earth!!
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