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I didn't have a tripod to do this picture justice but I loved the sliver moon and couldn't pass up a shot.

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We didn't quite make it down before sunset. Thank goodness I remembered to pack my headlamp!

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Farewell Pusch Peak! Perhaps next time I will conquer you and check out your...

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Both of us taking a picture at the same time. See Charles' view here: www.flickr.com/photos/cmiles/657 5784931/in/photostream

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On the way back down we were treated to a beautiful sunset.

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Charles on his way back down from his summit of Pusch Peak. Summit to the left, Charles to the right.

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And...the cookies were delicious!

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I didn't mind not making it to the top because the view that I had wasn't all that bad!

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I did not. It was getting late and I was not feeling so spry. A short distance from the top I waited to rest up for the hike down.

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Our destination is finally in sight after a few false ridges.

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Yep, whenever there is a steep strenuous climb the red face is sure to make an appearance.

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After the ka-nob it was no longer about navigating the cholla but instead became about avoiding the shin...

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The Ka-Nob of rock! A nickname we gave it while hiking towards it.

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Taking a break after having made it to the first major landform - the large chunk of rock in the first picture.

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A view into Pima Canyon from a ridge above.

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Charles hiking past an old saguaro on the way to Pusch Peak. Our first goal was to make it to that large chunk of rock higher up in the picture.

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Charles and I at the finish. He rode the same mileage as me and finished way before me. Even though he was...

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Uploaded on Dec 20, 2011

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I decided to up the mileage this year in the El Tour de Tucson to sixty from forty. To and from my house...

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Uploaded on Dec 20, 2011

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