Santa Catalinas

  • AZT 2020 Day 8, March 16, Monday
  • Start mile 148.8 near Italian Trap Trailhead (passage9mile22.3)
  • End mile 173.7, half-mile to Cathedral Rock Trail (passage11mile9.4)
  • Miles walked: 24.9

At the next trail junction I meet “Boomerang”, who bikes or hikes a section of trail, backtracks, and moves his van to the next section, hence the name.

The trail passes by a small lake, named “The Lake“ on maps. Is this the only natural lake on the AZT?

After climbing up and over a saddle, I descend down to Catalina Highway, past a couple of very busy campgrounds, and enter into a series of remarkably deep canyons with steep rock walls.

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