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| Hiking | 5.36 Miles |
1,404 AEG |
| | Hiking | 5.36 Miles | 2 Hrs 47 Mns | | 2.38 mph |
| 1,404 ft AEG | 32 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | Second hike of 2025! My hiking partner has been busy with nursing school and work, so we haven't done any hiking in over 4 months. Now she has summer break, so we were excited to go north and enjoy the outdoors.
We spent the afternoon at Flagstaff Extreme, climbing around on ropes, bridges, swinging logs, and ziplines. The gusts of wind made some of the later obstacles pretty precarious, but we survived.
Then we journeyed to Soldier's Pass cave to enjoy the sunset. We started at Brin's Mesa Trailhead to avoid the shuttles, and headed along Cibola Pass, enjoying the views and the music of the many birds. It was overcast when we started around 1800, but clearer skies were moving in our direction.
There were only 2 other vehicles at the trailhead, nobody along Cibola Pass, and we only saw 5 people total returning on Soldier's Pass Trail (none of whom were aware that there was a cave). The Seven Sacred Pools were full, and we enjoyed the vibe there, before proceeding to the cave. The sky cleared up for about 3 minutes, but then became mostly cloudy and we never actually saw the sunset, but there was just enough light to illuminate the inside of Soldier's Pass Cave. We spent some time climbing around the cave and taking beauty shots, then headed back.
It was my first time to the Sacred Pools and the cave, both of which were better than I expected. Dinner at Rascal's Diner was perfect after a day of extreme climbing and exploring. |
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