Made a loop from the prospetcor, cottonwood hills, and spanish wash trails. I did it all by myself, and minus a very small amount of backtracking when a wash split, never got lost/confused/etc. I RAN A LOOP ALL BY MYSELF! If you know me, you know that's a Big Deal. This is a first.
So the back trails were described (on a mountain biking site in an effort to deter people from going there) as "terrible deep unrideable sand." I think a better description would be "post-holing in sand through flesh-eating bushes." It's substantially more accurate, and it provides a realistic interpretation of the local flaura and fauna. True to desert form, everything on that trail wanted to sting/bite/poison/filet my body.
It was all quite loveable, but felt a bit harder than I had hoped.
My legs were stiff ratchets. Day 3 of my Thanksgiving to New Years squat challenge. Ouch. I hope it gets easier.
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