Arizona Trail near Grade tank

Arizona Trail near Grade tank

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This area is very close to Lake Mary road, south of Mormon Lake.

This was a near perfect day.  The temperature was great.  There was no wind in the early part of the day.  Contrails dominated the sky with perfect straight lines.  Towards the end of the hike, they started to disorganize.

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I started hiking north from this area.  If you zoom in, you can see the AZ trail markers on the left side of the image.

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Some imposing tree shots.

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Tried to capture the contrast between the charcoal and the reflected sunlight.

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Hardly any wind today.

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An odd looking pine tree.  Reminded me of an ent.

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I started hiking from here: