{"id":20549,"date":"2025-02-01T06:45:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T13:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=20549"},"modified":"2025-02-01T06:46:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T13:46:00","slug":"dragoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=20549","title":{"rendered":"Dragoon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b11bf10a13a0846143878712b7e4496f wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>Along the I-10<\/strong>, between Tucson and the New Mexico border is a unique formation of boulders called Dragoon. Over the years I&#8217;ve passed this place while going to other destinations, but on the first weekend of November decided to explore this area with CBug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"560\" data-attachment-id=\"20554\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=20554\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-6.jpg?fit=5305%2C4642&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5305,4642\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HERO12 Black&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;DCIM111GOPROGOPR5279.JPG&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1730545490&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.71&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00050735667174023&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DCIM111GOPROGOPR5279.JPG&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DCIM\\111GOPRO\\GOPR5279.JPG\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;DCIM\\111GOPRO\\GOPR5279.JPG&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-6.jpg?fit=640%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-6.jpg?resize=640%2C560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-6.jpg?resize=1024%2C896&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-6.jpg?resize=300%2C263&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-6.jpg?resize=150%2C131&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-6.jpg?resize=768%2C672&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-6.jpg?resize=1536%2C1344&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-6.jpg?resize=2048%2C1792&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-6.jpg?resize=1200%2C1050&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-6.jpg?resize=600%2C525&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-6.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GPTempDownload-6.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1d19bccc5f71391852406fe56d1ddb14 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>We started from our stay at the Triangle T ranch<\/strong>, and went under the road through a tunnel. This led to some interesting rock formations, but we couldn&#8217;t go far. So we hopped in the truck and went to the &#8220;official&#8221; area of Dragoon a few miles away, paid the entrance fee and found a bevy of inter-connecting trails that really let us see what the area had to offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-attachment-id=\"20557\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=20557\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752266121.035122.jpg?fit=2875%2C1617&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2875,1617\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;My Walkabout&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;371&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1730548120&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;My Walkabout&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HipstamaticPhoto-752266121.035122\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752266121.035122.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752266121.035122.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752266121.035122.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752266121.035122.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752266121.035122.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752266121.035122.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752266121.035122.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752266121.035122.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752266121.035122.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752266121.035122.jpg?resize=600%2C337&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752266121.035122.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/HipstamaticPhoto-752266121.035122.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-db6e95b98d5d1921b18d7dc552acb50c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:28px\"><strong>A perfect Fall day<\/strong> in Southern Arizona let us enjoy cool temperatures and we hiked for miles exploring the vast empty of the desert, all while weaving up, down and all around the various boulder formations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; 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