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| Hiking | 11.40 Miles |
1,867 AEG |
| | Hiking | 11.40 Miles | 6 Hrs 6 Mns | | 1.99 mph |
| 1,867 ft AEG | 23 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | Ginny and I went on a 10 day excursion to Northern Arizona, Utah and New Mexico. Our first stop was in Flagstaff. Arrived in Flagstaff about 0900 and headed to the East side of Humphreys Peak to hike the Inner Basin Trail. The road to Locket Meadow was closed so we had to hike the road 3.25 miles to get to the Inner Basin Trail. It was an uphill Road walk but the air was clear and the aspens in full color so it was a pleasant breathtaking (literally) walk. From Locket Meadow we took the Inner Basin Trail 2.5 miles to Jack Smith Spring. After a short break we headed back down. Today’s hike was 11.4 miles with about 2000 feet AEG.
The hike along the inner Basin Trail has one of the best stands of aspen trees I have ever seen and they were at the peak of their color. It is amazing how a forest that can be dark from tree cover suddenly becomes very bright with the yellow light from the trees. After a short break we had to head back due to lack of time. The trail continues on up into the inner basin of the San Francisco Peaks but we will have to do this another time when the Road to Locket Meadow is open. My daughter and I hiked all the way up to Doyle Saddle (elev 11300) a few years back but doing that today would have made this a 17 mile hike.
There was no water in any of the creeks along the trail but that’s not too uncommon for these mountains as the water sinks in the ground quite rapidly. The views to the east along this trail and the road are quite spectacular. |
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