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| Hiking | 5.03 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 5.03 Miles | 1 Hour 51 Mns | | 2.99 mph |
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| no partners | | | Visited the Grandfather Juniper tree and decided to post this on Arbor Day, thanks to all the woodland firefighters and anyone who plants trees. Did this hike as second hike of the day after completing the Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial trail in the morning.I found it inspiring to be in the presence of tree that's been alive for ,by some estimates 1,800 years,just imagine what it's witnessed in that time.Appreciated more with the compelling story of the tree being saved by the tragically fated Granite Mountain Hotshot crew. Evidence of the Doce fire of June 2013 is apparent as you hike in right up to within 50 yards of the tree, miraculous that this tree survived.The Upper Pasture trail #39 is a dirt road,shortly past the trailhead gate there was an empty metal cattle trough ,and several salt licks and evidence of prior bovine activity. The hike from this signed gate would be about 3.5 miles round trip but you will need high clearance 4wd to navigate the forest road 9261U to get there since I did not this added 1.5 miles round trip. Before getting to the well signed gate uphill on the right of 9261U I saw a gate on the left the only sign there said no shooting as cows were watering, avoid this gate it only led to a small corral and some unhappy cows.A mile from start of trail 38 it makes a signed junction with trail 39 ,I took a left there and in about a half mile entered a sandy creek bottom where there was a line of quartz rocks drawing attention to a non signed short trail on the left that leads shortly to the tree.Other than planning a visit to Grandfather Juniper the only other plus for this trail is solitude ,no other hikers encountered on this weekday. |
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