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| Hiking | 18.25 Miles |
4,697 AEG |
| | Hiking | 18.25 Miles | 8 Hrs 30 Mns | | 2.34 mph |
| 4,697 ft AEG | 42 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | Parked near the bridge where Sixshooter crosses the road, and headed uphill. Pleasant temps, trail in good shape. Past the peak of fall color, but some maples were still looking good. More snow than I was expecting to see on the trail, but no issue with it as far as hiking goes. Noticed some fairly fresh bear tracks in the snow. Tons of bear scat on all the trails today.
Headed east on Ferndell, which also had some snow. Trail is in good shape. Quick stop on the ladder rock, then Pinal Peak. Walked the road over to Signal Peak, where we had lunch.
Down Icehouse, which had a little bit of snow. Trail is in mostly good shape, with some rocky spots lower down. Nice fall color, but definitely past peak.
At the junction with Telephone, we spent a few minutes hunting for the trail to head back uphill to reconnect with Sixshooter. The first quarter mile or so on Telephone is hot garbage. The trail is obscured by tons of deadfall. I kept us mostly on the right track. After the deadfall, the trail became a lot clearer, then there was a section of overgrown locust. Once past that mess, the rest of Telephone was fine.
Breezed back down Sixshooter, finishing up before 4pm, which was earlier than anticipated. Once that 3/4 mile of Telephone is cleared up, this will be a great hike for avoiding the lower sections of these trails. Overall, a fairly easy hike for the stats. |
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Autumn Foliage Observation Moderate
Past peak. Oaks are done. Aspen are dull. Maples still have some remaining color. |
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