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| no partners | | Oregon Hiker's triplog of 9/26 clued us in that the Aspen were displaying their fall colors in the Inner Basin, so we headed out to do the Inner Basin Trail on Tuesday (10/9), our first chance to do it. Fortunately, there were lots of trees that were in their seasonal splendor, although the Aspen higher up had already given up their leaves. That large grove of Aspen that are found between about half a mile in on the trail on up to where the trail hits the waterline road (about 1.5 miles in) were just beautiful, as were scattered patches highter up. A few trees at the start of this grove still had some green, but the majority were well on their way and were the most golden I can recall seeing. Perfect timing. But, with the front forecast to move through today and tomorrow (Th & Fri), these will probably be giving up their leaves quickly. Forecast calls for 1 to 3 inches of snow above 8,000 feet, which is all of this trail.
We hiked on through the Inner Basin and up the north side of Agassiz to where the Inner Basin Trail meets the Weatherford Trail. Although I have been into the Inner Basin many times over the past 30 years, this is the first time that I have continued on up the trail. Great views!
Now I have to plan next week's hike. How can I top this? |
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| To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a wilderness, they call it peace. -- Publius Cornelius Tacitus (56 AD – 117 AD) |
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