You’ll be fascinated with your visit.Share 0 The new “Wind, Water, and Earth” floral exhibit is now open to the public at the Desert Botanical Garden. Research and check out The Lost Ranch, some mine in the area too, and the Mystery Castle sits just at the foot of the north slope area. There are also a few mysteries within hiking distance in the park. One of our fave locations is Dobbins Point where you’ll be amazed at the incredible view of the complete Valley of the Sun – the panorama is indescribable – it needs to be seen in person! Instead of exerting oneself and you want to relax, many ramadas are available throughout the Preserve to the public. For almost 100 years when Phoenix purchased the land, the surrounding community and visitors alike have had the pleasure of this natural landmark. With over 16,000 acres of native desert wilderness flora, there is a huge amount of hiking options, viewing acmes, and nature buff ardor. This park offers incredible views, fascinating adventures, fabulous wildlife types, varied exercise degrees and some intriguing mysteries – still to be solved. We are so proud and enjoy being neighbors at the foothills of this magnificent work of nature. Hiking, birdwatching, adventure, wildlife, horseback riding… if you’re into any of these experiences, here’s the place for you… the South Mountain Park and Preserve has it. Hope you enjoy it! The way down take 1/3 of the time!! Happy hiking!! I think it took us about three hours, but we were focused on seeing views and just enjoying it.Ī mom carrying an 11-month-old in a carrier did it, a man in his seventies does it TWICE a day. No critters come out in the colder weather so it was not a worry. If the weather was in the 80’s or above this review may be different. This trail is busy with people passing on way up and way down frequently on a weekend. Saw a couple folks carrying a Nalgene bottle or plastic water bottle without having use of both hands, bad idea.Īlso saw at least five people in sandals. We had a cheap adidas string backpack to put keys and water in. You’ll need BOTH of your hands to do this. ![]() Someone recommended we bring 4 bottles of water each. I’m just talking about the fear of a drop off. Don’t get me wrong, if you fell you could seriously get hurt or die. ![]() There are no hard/fast drop offs or ledges on one side and the views are amazing. It’s big enough that you don’t have to go near it. The only thing that scared me the entire time related to heights was at the very top - but only on one side of the summit. On the way down, your arms and shoulders get some work holding the handrails to navigate where to step. Tons of steps and if you can do a box step while exercising, that’s the highest step I encountered on the trail. In my opinion, rock shuffling is being able to navigate where to step next on large boulders almost the entire time. Two of us were skeptical and a little frightened after seeing, “double black diamonds” and some people say it’s very advanced. We kept seeing reviews write about “rock shuffling.” We tried to YouTube what that meant and Google it. We read reviews to see if it was manageable for people who are physically active and in good health. I was very skeptical for two reasons: I am significantly afraid of heights and have never rock climbed.
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