{"id":6203,"date":"2022-01-10T22:59:16","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T14:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=6203"},"modified":"2022-03-12T09:46:39","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T01:46:39","slug":"20220110picacho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/10\/20220110picacho\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 2 of 2022 Arizona Trip, Picacho Peak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Second day of my 2022 Arizona trip. My friend and I would be climbing Picacho Peak, a thrilling YDS class 3 climb made accessible with cables and handrails, before driving to our overnight hotel near Sedona.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/GX0031_1203.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/GX0031_1203.jpg\" alt=\"Steep Trail towards Picacho Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Steep Trail towards Picacho Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Today we would be leaving Tucson and heading towards Sedona. While not on a typical Arizona trip itinerary, I stumbled across images of Picacho Peak with its steep and thrilling trails. Then my friend was elated to find the name of the mountain resembled the beloved Pokemon Pikachu (\u201cpicacho\u201d meant \u201cmountain\u201d in Spanish), and we gladly agreed to tackle it today.<\/p>\n<p>After some video conferencing, we left the hotel in Tucson at 10:30 in the morning. Picacho Peak State Park was located north of Tucson and right next to Interstate 10, so as we approached it my friend was already comparing its towering shape to the ears of Pikachu the Pokemon.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small;\">The state park charged 7 dollar per vehicle for admission.<\/span> The most popular trail to the summit was via Hunter Trail along its northern slope. It\u2019s a 4.8km out-and-back with 600m elevation gain. For the first 1.5km, the trail made its way up to a saddle point, after which it descended down to the southern slope of Picacho Peak before finding a way up among the boulders. After the saddle point there were a few steep sections which I would rate as YDS class 3. The presence of cables and handrails made those paths accessible. Experienced hikers could opt for a more fulfilling experience by keeping hands off those (from my experience that\u2019s certainly possible, at least I managed all the upclimb without touching the cables).<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n\tvar secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:150,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:42,height:63,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-major-1', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider1.sync( secondarySlider1 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-2', 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src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=97196093&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After a few stretches, we left the trailhead parking lot at 11:30am, among fields of saguaros, reminiscent of our previous day at Saguaro National Park.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010777.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010777.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaro\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010778.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010778.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaro\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010773.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010773.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaro\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010776.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010776.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaro\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010860.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010860.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaro\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Saguaro<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010777.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaro\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010778.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaro\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010773.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaro\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010776.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaro\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010860.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaro\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the saguaros.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010777.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010777.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaro\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010778.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010778.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaro\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010773.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010773.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaro\" \/><\/a><\/br>Saguaro<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010776.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010776.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaro\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010860.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010860.jpg\" alt=\"Saguaro\" \/><\/a><\/br>Saguaro<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Throughout the day, Newman Peak was a constant sight to the north, across an extensive field. It\u2019s actually higher than Picacho Peak, but its slopes were gentle, unlike the towering Picacho Peak we were about to summit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010775.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010775.jpg\" alt=\"Newman Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Newman Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A constant presence to the north, as seen at different stages of the climb.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010779.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010779.jpg\" alt=\"Newman Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Newman Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A constant presence to the north, as seen at different stages of the climb.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010783.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010783.jpg\" alt=\"Newman Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Newman Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A constant presence to the north, as seen at different stages of the climb.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010790.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010790.jpg\" alt=\"Newman Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Newman Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A constant presence to the north, as seen at different stages of the climb.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010849.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010849.jpg\" alt=\"Newman Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Newman Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A constant presence to the north, as seen at different stages of the climb.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010803.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010803.jpg\" alt=\"Newman Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Newman Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Seen from the summit.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010775.jpg\" alt=\"Newman Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010779.jpg\" alt=\"Newman Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010783.jpg\" alt=\"Newman Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010790.jpg\" alt=\"Newman Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010849.jpg\" alt=\"Newman Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010803.jpg\" alt=\"Newman Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of Newman Peak.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010775.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010775.jpg\" alt=\"Newman Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Newman Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A constant presence to the north, as seen at different stages of the climb.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010779.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010779.jpg\" alt=\"Newman Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Newman Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A constant presence to the north, as seen at different stages of the climb.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010783.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010783.jpg\" alt=\"Newman Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Newman Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A constant presence to the north, as seen at different stages of the climb.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010790.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010790.jpg\" alt=\"Newman Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Newman Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A constant presence to the north, as seen at different stages of the climb.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010849.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010849.jpg\" alt=\"Newman Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Newman Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A constant presence to the north, as seen at different stages of the climb.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010803.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010803.jpg\" alt=\"Newman Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Newman Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Seen from the summit.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010863.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-m\/P1010863.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010785.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-m\/P1010785.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hill<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Another hill to the north of Picacho Peak that also looked interesting. There&#8217;s no established trail onto it, though.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010781.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-m\/P1010781.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010784.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-m\/P1010784.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Not long from trailhead we were in the shadows of Picacho Peak. The trail made its way onto a few boulders. The path was well marked with signage and cables.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p>From its shadows, I began to appreciate this imposing wall of Picacho Peak in front of me. Its northern cliff was too steep to climb without equipment, so the trail would make a few switchbacks as it ascended the northern slope before reaching a saddle point towards the south.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010782.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010782.jpg\" alt=\"Picacho Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Picacho Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010858.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010858.jpg\" alt=\"Picacho Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Picacho Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010862.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010862.jpg\" alt=\"Picacho Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Picacho Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010861.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010861.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Another peak lower in elevation than Picacho Peak, towards its north.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010859.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010859.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Another peak lower in elevation than Picacho Peak, towards its north.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010782.jpg\" alt=\"Picacho Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010858.jpg\" alt=\"Picacho Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010862.jpg\" alt=\"Picacho Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010861.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010859.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-3, #splide-thumb-3 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the mountains.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010782.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010782.jpg\" alt=\"Picacho Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010858.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010858.jpg\" alt=\"Picacho Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010862.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010862.jpg\" alt=\"Picacho Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Picacho Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010861.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010861.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010859.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010859.jpg\" alt=\"Mountain\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountain<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Another peak lower in elevation than Picacho Peak, towards its north.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>And here were a few photos along those switchbacks. This part of the trail was well-marked, and shouldn&#8217;t post challenges to most people.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010857.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010857.jpg\" alt=\"Alcove\" \/><\/a><\/br>Alcove<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">750m from trailhead. From here the trail took a sharp left turn and followed some steep cliff.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010787.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010787.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Cliff\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail along Cliff<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010786.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010786.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Cliff\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail along Cliff<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking back towards the alcove.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010788.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010788.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Cliff\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail along Cliff<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking back towards the alcove from a distance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010791.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010791.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Cliff\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail along Cliff<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Continuing on, two white markers marked the trail. The trail made a sharp right turn at the second white marker.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010792.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010792.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Cliff\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail along Cliff<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Where the trail made a sharp right turn and continued to follow along the cliff. This was about 1.1km from trailhead. A faint arrow on the rocks pointed hikers to the direction forward.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010793.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010793.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Cliff\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail along Cliff<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Where the trail made a sharp right turn and continued to follow the cliff. This was about 1.1km from trailhead.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010856.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010856.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Cliff\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail along Cliff<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010854.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010854.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Cliff\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail along Cliff<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Looking back from the saddle. The distant white marker was where the trail made a sharp turn. Two hikers on their ascent in front of that marker.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010857.jpg\" alt=\"Alcove\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010787.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Cliff\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010786.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Cliff\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010788.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Cliff\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010791.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Cliff\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010792.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Cliff\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010793.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Cliff\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010856.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Cliff\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010854.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Cliff\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-4, #splide-thumb-4 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the trail along cliff.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010857.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010857.jpg\" alt=\"Alcove\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Alcove<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">750m from trailhead. From here the trail took a sharp left turn and followed some steep cliff.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010787.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010787.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Cliff\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail along Cliff<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010786.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010786.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Cliff\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail along Cliff<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking back towards the alcove.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010788.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010788.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Cliff\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail along Cliff<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking back towards the alcove from a distance.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010791.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010791.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Cliff\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail along Cliff<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Continuing on, two white markers marked the trail. The trail made a sharp right turn at the second white marker.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010792.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010792.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Cliff\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail along Cliff<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Where the trail made a sharp right turn and continued to follow along the cliff. This was about 1.1km from trailhead. A faint arrow on the rocks pointed hikers to the direction forward.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010793.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010793.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Cliff\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail along Cliff<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Where the trail made a sharp right turn and continued to follow the cliff. This was about 1.1km from trailhead.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010856.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010856.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Cliff\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail along Cliff<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010854.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010854.jpg\" alt=\"Trail along Cliff\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail along Cliff<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Looking back from the saddle. The distant white marker was where the trail made a sharp turn. Two hikers on their ascent in front of that marker.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010796.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-m\/P1010796.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010850.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-m\/P1010850.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hill<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Another hill to the west of Picacho Peak, that\u2019s accessible from the saddle via a path that\u2019s at least YDS class 2. People just didn\u2019t seem as interested in this small brother of Picacho Peak. Taken from the saddle point (left) and near the summit (right).<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p>We reached the saddle point just after noon. The trail would descend down a slope, follow the southern side of Picacho Peak before ascending it at a suitable place that&#8217;s not too vertical. After the saddle point, the trail entered more-or-less climbing territory as it had a few steep sections. The abundance of cables and handrails meant the trip to the summit didn&#8217;t have to require technical climbing skills, and at a few places with exposure, safety nets were installed to prevent accidental falls.<\/p>\n<p>I used my chest-mounted GoPro to capture the following video through the few steep\/thrilling sections, while trying to minimize my reliance on the cables. And sure I was enjoying myself.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yLe5M1KiQ7Y\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And I captured a few photos of the trail and my surroundings along the southern side of Picacho Peak, when I got my hands free. <\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/GOPR0042.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/GOPR0042.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/GOPR0045Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/GOPR0045Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Fields of Saguaros\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields of Saguaros<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">A steep section of trail on the southwestern slope of Picacho Peak, nonetheless a reprieve from the exposures.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/GOPR0047.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/GOPR0047.jpg\" alt=\"Fields of Saguaros\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields of Saguaros<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">A steep section of trail on the southwestern slope of Picacho Peak, nonetheless a reprieve from the exposures.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/GOPR0046Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/GOPR0046Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the South<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/GOPR0038Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/GOPR0038Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">My friend was making his way up the hill in the lower foreground.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010799.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010799.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the South<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/GOPR0042.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/GOPR0045Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Fields of Saguaros\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/GOPR0047.jpg\" alt=\"Fields of Saguaros\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/GOPR0046Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/GOPR0038Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010799.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-5, #splide-thumb-5 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/GOPR0042.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/GOPR0042.jpg\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/GOPR0045Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/GOPR0045Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Fields of Saguaros\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/GOPR0047.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/GOPR0047.jpg\" alt=\"Fields of Saguaros\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields of Saguaros<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">A steep section of trail on the southwestern slope of Picacho Peak, nonetheless a reprieve from the exposures.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/GOPR0046Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/GOPR0046Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the South<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/GOPR0038Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/GOPR0038Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">My friend was making his way up the hill in the lower foreground.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010799.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010799.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the South<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>After the technical climbing sections ended, we followed the trail on the right for another 250m to the summit. <\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010801.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-m\/P1010801.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Butte\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010851.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-m\/P1010851.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Butte\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010853.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010853.jpg\" alt=\"Butte\" \/><\/a><\/br>Butte<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Alternatively, at the end of the technical section, a faint trail was leading up to a cliff overlooking the saddle point of the trail. We were pressed on time and didn\u2019t explore any farther around.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Finally, we reached the summit at 12:47pm.<br \/>\nCompared with the excitement that I just had through the various steep sections, the view from the summit wasn\u2019t that breathtaking (another reason being that the trail went on both sides of the mountain, so we had seen all directions on our way up). But nonetheless, it&#8217;s the highest point in the vicinity with extensive views of distant horizons.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010806_P1010828-23.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010806_P1010828-23.jpg\" alt=\"View from Picacho Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View from Picacho Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010846.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010846.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Other less prominent peaks in Picacho Peak State Park.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010804.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010804.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the Southeast\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the Southeast<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010844.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010844.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mount Lemmon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mount Lemmon<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010805.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010805.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Silver Bell Peak<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010842.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010842.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the South<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010843.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010843.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the South\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Pinal Airport with its many stored aircrafts in the foreground.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010841.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010841.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the Southwest\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the Southwest<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010845.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010845.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the West\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the West<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010847.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010847.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the North\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Town of Picacho<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-6\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010846.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010804.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the Southeast\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010844.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mount Lemmon\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010805.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010842.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010843.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the South\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010841.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the Southwest\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010845.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the West\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/P1010847.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the North\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-6, #splide-thumb-6 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of from the summit.<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010846.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010846.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Other less prominent peaks in Picacho Peak State Park.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010804.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010804.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the Southeast\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the Southeast<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010844.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010844.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mount Lemmon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mount Lemmon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010805.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010805.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Silver Bell Peak<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010842.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010842.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the South<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010843.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010843.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the South\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the South<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Pinal Airport with its many stored aircrafts in the foreground.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010841.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010841.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the Southwest\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the Southwest<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010845.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010845.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the West<\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/P1010847.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/P1010847.jpg\" alt=\"Fields to the North\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields to the North<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Town of Picacho<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>To make matters worse, a few bugs seemed to claim Picacho Peak\u2019s summit as their territory, and were pretty hostile towards our presence. (It\u2019s also possible that they were just interested in our snacks.) My friend and I were trying to appreciate the scenery but the bugs really ruined that experience. So after a few quick photos, we left the summit at 1:07pm. <\/p>\n<p>The previous video also captured all the technical sections during my descent, so fast forward to 2:22pm when we got back to the trailhead parking lot. After that, we headed to the visitor center for a pre-packed lunch. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, I thought the extensive fields near Picacho Peak would make a great drone video. But since Picacho Peak State Park officially prohibited drone flights, we drove off its boundary and I launched my drone for an aerial tour.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/DJI_0024_DJI_0035-12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/DJI_0024_DJI_0035-12.jpg\" alt=\"View over Interstate 10\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>View over Interstate 10<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/DJI_0038.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/DJI_0038.jpg\" alt=\"Newman Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Newman Peak<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/DJI_0040.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/DJI_0040.jpg\" alt=\"Picacho Peak\" \/><\/a><\/br>Picacho Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Its contour against the sun.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/DJI_0043.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/DJI_0043.jpg\" alt=\"Railway\" \/><\/a><\/br>Railway<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Gila Subdivision<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/DJI_0044.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/DJI_0044.jpg\" alt=\"Railway\" \/><\/a><\/br>Railway<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Gila Subdivision<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-7\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0038.jpg\" alt=\"Newman Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0040.jpg\" alt=\"Picacho Peak\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0043.jpg\" alt=\"Railway\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0044.jpg\" alt=\"Railway\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-7, #splide-thumb-7 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/DJI_0038.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/DJI_0038.jpg\" alt=\"Newman Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Newman Peak<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/DJI_0040.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/DJI_0040.jpg\" alt=\"Picacho Peak\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Picacho Peak<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Its contour against the sun.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/DJI_0043.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/DJI_0043.jpg\" alt=\"Railway\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/DJI_0044.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/DJI_0044.jpg\" alt=\"Railway\" \/><\/a><\/br>Railway<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Gila Subdivision<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a video of my drone flying over the fields:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tIZ2x5XFjuU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So it\u2019s 3:40pm by the time we left Picacho Peak State Park and set off for Sedona. With some rush hour traffic while crossing through Phoenix, we reached our hotel in the village of Oak Creek after 6pm.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/IMG_20220110_192315.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2022\/01\/10\/thumbnails\/IMG_20220110_192315.jpg\" alt=\"Dinner\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Dinner<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">My friend decided to try out something familiar. So after checking into the hotel in the Village of Oak Creek, we drove up to downtown Sedona for an American-style Chinese dinner.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<p>END<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Second day of my 2022 Arizona trip. 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