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Minty Aspen Marshall lollipop, AZ
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| Hiking | 7.66 Miles |
1,677 AEG |
| | Hiking | 7.66 Miles | 4 Hrs 7 Mns | | 2.20 mph |
| 1,677 ft AEG | 38 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | I really enjoyed the fall colors in Marshall Gulch last week, so I just had to go again. Keith came with. We parked at Mint Spring trailhead and started around 9:15.
Most of the aspens at the beginning of Mint Spring have already lost most of their leaves but there was still plenty of yellows to see. The ferns had pretty uniformly browned and the locusts were mostly leafless. At the spring there was water and still some green mint (yum!) but the sign was gone.
We took a little detour off Aspen trail to admire some city views. Keith broke out his chair to read and I strung up my hammock to chill for a bit.
The Aspen grove on the way round to the picnic area was pleasantly green and yellow.
Up Marshall Gulch was absolutely splendid with so many colorful maples. Of course this is coming from an Arizona kid who doesn’t know what seasons are except something you see on TV. I have a feeling if I saw “real” fall colors someday, my brain might explode.
We completed our circuit at 1:29, one minute earlier than my estimated time of arrival. |
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Autumn Foliage Observation Substantial
Pretty much all the colors are in Marshall Gulch. |
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