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| Hiking | 21.42 Miles |
4,625 AEG |
| | Hiking | 21.42 Miles | 8 Hrs 59 Mns | | 2.62 mph |
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| partners | | Time to get our fix of golden goodness. Joe picked the destination; I threw out some alternative approaches, shortening the mileage added by the FR552 road closure. In the end, we stuck to the added 3.15 miles x 2 to the IB TH on FR552, being unclear of the private property implications of my alternate routes. Checking today, it looks like we made the correct choice.
At the intersection of FR552/FR552A is the makeshift parking area. I was a bit surprised that there were 15+ vehicles parked on a Thursday morning to make the hike to and into the IB. Based on some of the hikers we passed, not all made it to the golden destination.
The IB had a few campsites occupied (many more when we returned), complete with blazing fires in the frigid 55-degree temps.
Inner Basin Trail #29
The aspens are about at prime right now. Some trees had emptied their autumnal load; others were still green. After a short break at the "Bus Stop" to stash some liquid for the return, we headed up the recently graded trail through the meadow. The 1.25-mile climb from the end of the meadow to the Weatherford Trail is one of my least favorite sections of trail in the peaks and seems to drag on forever. It is a necessary evil to get to one of my favorite sections of trail in the state.
Weatherford Trail #102
The climb from the saddle between Fremont and Agassiz (Doyle Saddle or Fremont Saddle, depending on the map you look at) is the highlight for me. We passed by Lunch Rock and made our way down to the empty Humphreys Saddle for a bit of lunch. We saw only one person from the IB TH to this point.
We returned the way we came, enjoying the views of the sunlit aspens. There were quite a few more people on the return after we got off the Waterline Trail and onto the IB Trail proper. Many of these would not make it back to their cars before dark.
Temps/weather were perfect all day in the 50s and 60s. |
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Autumn Foliage Observation Substantial
Pretty much prime. Some was on the ground, some were still green |
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