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| Hiking | 3.70 Miles |
1,133 AEG |
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| no partners | | Brutally hot and humid down in the lowlands, and too warm most of the time up on the mountain. After camping I wanted to hike this trail and check on the flowers. As time goes by and my hiking skills wane, I like this trail less and less. It really is pretty gnarly much of the time, so you really have to pay attention to where you are planting your feet. The one thing that is the saving grace for this one is the great views and excellent plant diversity. Some of the flowers were putting on a good show, but it is early in the rainy season, so it should get better by August. I hiked (more of a meander with all my photo stops  ) as far as the "sweet flower zone" that you encounter when you reach the aspens.
It was pretty much a down day for thunderstorms, so no pressure on me in that department. There is a section of trail as you near the aspen zone that was impacted by the Monument Fire of 2011, and it has steadily gotten worse and more channeled with time. Not a favorite section at all, plus it is fairly steep there and very exposed from the loss of trees. But once you reach the aspens, better trail conditions return.
When I drove up to the campground, I was kind of amazed how parched things looked compared to the wetness I experienced the week before in the Chiricahua Mountains. The Thunder Gods better get to work! |
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