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| Hiking | 8.75 Miles |
1,308 AEG |
| | Hiking | 8.75 Miles | 3 Hrs 36 Mns | | 2.43 mph |
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| no partners | | Last week, hiking the General Crook Trail, I could see spots of fall color lower on the Rim.
From the trailhead, hike 1/4 mile south on Highline Trail, then turn right on Trail #240, which twists & turns, generally northwest, climbing 270 ft. in 3/4 mile. The fall color starts at the top of the climb, and continues to the 2-mile mark at Trail #217. 
The only confusing bit of Trail #240 is 1¾ miles out: The trail looks like it turns left & up, yet it actually turns right & down, towards Camp Geronimo. At the gate, then you turn sharp left.
At the Trail #217 sign, turn right to continue on Trail #240. Trail #289 starts just past the 3-mile mark. I misinterpreted the signs, and soon found myself heading downhill. I doubled back. Though the arrow appears to point right, turn left at the Trail #289 sign.
Trail #289 begins a steady climb, the slope gradually increasing. It gains 900 ft. in two miles. It is all singletrack, often indistinct, with regular deadfall. Some quite large. Plus roots and rocks. I climbed over some deadfall, and ducked under others. In other words very similar to one of the canyon crawls I do on top of the Mogollon Rim. It’s physical going down canyon. Even more so going up.
Despite many signs, some quite old, I got off trail twice.
Though Webber Creek was running, I was able to cross dry each time. About a mile up #289, there is a really nice little pool, that is deep enough to sit in.
Before the 5-mile mark, I decided I’d had enough. I didn’t realize at the time, the spring was only another 1/3 mile. Kind of bummed in retrospect. I could have made it. But I had exercised, and that is always my main objective.
Rumble Video: https://rumble.com/v3qt8vl-mogollon-rim ... -hike.html
Vimeo Video: https://vimeo.com/876714085 |
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Autumn Foliage Observation Light
Moderate maple along Geronimo 240. Light yellow ???s, plus a few maple, along East Webber 289. Oak barely changing. |
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Wildflowers Observation Isolated
One cluster of what I believe was white prairie aster. A few mullein still sticking around. |
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