Houston Brothers Trail #171 Photoset • mikemcg • 2024-10-20 • HikeArizona.COM

Houston Brothers Trail #171, AZ

	2024-10-20
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Houston Brothers Trail #171

Payson, AZ

Houston Brothers Trail #171

Payson, AZ

Hiking	7.58 Miles	1,453 AEG

Hiking	7.58 Miles	4 Hrs 22 Mns	2.04 mph
	1,453 ft AEG	39 Mns Break

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Went to experience some cool weather and see some fall colors. It was mostly pines, with sporadic clusters of fall colors (maples), mainly down in the drainages, with some leaves still green, but most others orange / red and falling or already bare. We went well off the trail a few times to experience the denser clusters of fall colors. A lot of up and down throughout the trail, in and out of the drainages, with the inclines a little longer and steeper than expected, which kept it interesting. Beautiful weather (50s-60s and sunny). No other people all day, until we were near the trailhead on our return, when we met 2 people with 2 dogs. There were 900 squirrels running all over the trail and numerous birds, including 2 hawks, which made an impressive echoing sound with their wings as they began flying away. The fall colors were less impressive than previous years, but it was a beautiful and peaceful area overall.

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