Batya and I have continued to enjoy the Phoenix Mountain Preserve, which is adjacent to our neighborhood. We typically climb to Piestewa Peak. Having already photographed that hike once, I don’t feel compelled to document each time we climbed it.
We have also taken short strolls in the Preserve with Shaina. Today’s hike was a little more exciting, because instead of just walking down trail 302 or 304 for a few minutes and then returning, we actually had a destination, climbing to the top of what is apparently called “RJ Peak.” So I thought it deserved a blog entry.
We parked at coordinates 33.5407, -112.0183, then followed trail 200, then at the intersection with trail 202A, we followed an unnamed trail that has a series of switchbacks to the top of the peak.
The hike was only about a mile or so, and the elevation gain was only a few hundred feet, but it was a good day for our 4-year-old hiker.
Climbing RJ Peak
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