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| Hiking | 12.86 Miles |
2,892 AEG |
| | Hiking | 12.86 Miles | 9 Hrs 19 Mns | | 1.64 mph |
| 2,892 ft AEG | 1 Hour 28 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | Second trip to Bassett Peak. Last year, we spent so much time enjoying the fall colors that we didn't make it to the summit. This time we were determined to do both.
Started at 0930. The weather was perfect, 50-65° over the course of the day, clear and sunny after 1.5 days of rain. Fall colors were intermittent but brilliant and near their peak from 0.5 miles in to about the 1.5 mile point. Beyond that,they were past their peak, brown in some areas, but still very impressive, and we spent a lot of time enjoying them.
After we climbed out of the canyon, we steadily made our way toward the peak. The trail was eroded and pretty sketchy in some areas, especially on the slippery muddy ledges after all the rain. The wind was pretty fierce on the west side of the ridgeline, and became even stronger at the summit. We finally reached the summit, and attempted to sign the soggy paper in the summit ledger. We enjoyed the views and tolerated the wind for a while, then headed back down. JD's Grill in Safford was a perfect spot for dinner.
Great day. Absolutely beautiful. Weather was excellent. Surprisingly, we saw no other people the entire day. Definitely will do this again. |
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Autumn Foliage Observation Substantial
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