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| | Hiking | 14.80 Miles | 5 Hrs | | 2.96 mph |
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| no partners | | | I decided to celebrate the 4th of July with a nice hike up the the East Baldy Trail #95. I arrived at the trailhead about 9:00am and the weather was perfect. I encountered only three other hikers on my way up. The trail was in very good condition all the way up until you reached about mile 5-5.5 when there were some fallen trees. It looks like some maintenance has been done since some of the earlier triplogs because I would only say I had to carefully cross about a dozen downed trees - many others had been cut and cleared. I saw no wildlife at all, a bear had torn up the bark on a tree beside the trail and there were plenty of deer and elk tracks in the trail itself. On the way back down, I met a large group (10 or so people) at the 2.5 mi point that were looking out from the rocky viewpoint. Finally, I caught up with two horsemen just down from the rocky outlook that were resting their mounts. I had hoped to get some rain - I've forgotten what it feels like! It is dry but there was more green foliage on this trail than about any other you'd hope to see. It was a great hike and a beautiful day. I love the freedom to do such things as this on a day we celebrate our liberty. |
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