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| no partners | | We hiked this trail last March and were impressed with the beauty even though the foilage was just coming out of winter dormancy. We made a mental note that we wanted to come back here in the fall to catch the canyon in its fall splendor. All those reflecting pools produced where the creek spreads out and becomes almost ripple free should mirror the fall colors, if only we could time our visit right. From looking over the past picture sets posted for this hike, we determined that about the 3rd week in November should yield optimum colors.
The photo history locked into this HAZ site didn't lead us astray. We took a look at this trail today and found that mother nature cooperated with our prediction - the fall colors were about optimum and beautiful. Some trees were past peak some were at peak and some were yet to reach optimum, as evidened by our picture set we have posted.
We left Mesa at 6 am and were ready to hike at about 8:30 to 9:00 am. The wind was blowing at the trailhead making it quite chilly combined with the 40'ish air temperatures. Looking down into the floor of the canyon revealed that the sun was not yet peering over the eastern canyon wall so lighting would not be good just yet. But we started the hike, knowing that somewhere along the trail the sun would begin to reach the trees in the bottom of the canyon as we progressed. Besides, we could capture the first of the trail on the way out. As soon as the sun found its way to the bottom the temperatures warmed up and we began peeling off layers. Combined with the excellent visibility and cloudless sky, it was great hiking in only shirt sleeves. Another great day on the trail - what more can be said? |
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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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