{"id":138,"date":"2017-06-15T14:16:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T14:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/2017\/06\/15\/the-peralta-trail"},"modified":"2021-10-04T05:37:11","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T12:37:11","slug":"the-peralta-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=138","title":{"rendered":"The Peralta Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"22826\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"22827\">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<\/script><div style=\"text-align: right;\">I&#8217;ve accepted the fact that one must rise up early to get in some Arizona hiking, but I don&#8217;t mind. Six am can be beautiful in the desert.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">The Superstition mountains continue to be my favorite spot to explore, and this early morning in March finds me at the Peralta trailhead. I&#8217;m hoping to summit and possibly find the wind caves.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/32b79-img_8625.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/32b79-img_8625.jpg?resize=640%2C456&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"456\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">Our wet winter has turned the desert into a green oasis. I wind through trees as the sun rises and sparks a fiery glow on the red sandstone rocks. Hawks circle overhead looking for a last meal before it gets too warm. I climb higher and higher.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/fcb5d-img_8636.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/fcb5d-img_8636.jpg?resize=640%2C456&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"456\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">The trail seems to disappear as I get close to the top. I find a cave, not too deep or wide though, and wonder if this is the famed wind cave.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">I don&#8217;t think it is, and circle around hoping to climb higher. 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