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| Hiking | 4.58 Miles |
1,565 AEG |
| | Hiking | 4.58 Miles | 3 Hrs 34 Mns | | 1.54 mph |
| 1,565 ft AEG | 35 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | Second hike of the day. After hitting Arch Canyon, we drove the short distance down the Loop Road to the Estes Canyon/Bull Pasture TH. The original goal was to conquer Mount Ajo.
This trail offers a choice a couple 100 yards from the TH, Bull Pasture or Estes Canyon. We opted to go right, up the steeper Bull Pasture Trail.
This trail was much steeper than I expected. My hip was already aching from Arch Canyon and it didn’t take long for me to reconsider my original target. Mt Ajo seems pretty far away and we hadn’t even hit the Bull Pasture saddle.
Wally was way ahead of Jackson and I (of course). He was up on the Bull Pasture overlook. I took one look at the gps track and then at what laid in front of us to make it to Mount Ajo and decided the Bull Pasture was good enough. We hiked up to where Wally was and explored the ridgeline of the overlook area. Amazing views for sure.
After a short break and some lunch, we started back down towards the TH. Once we made it to the Estes Canyon/Bull Pasture junction, we opted to take the Estes Canyon route back to the TH.
This was a steep hike, but very well constructed. There was much work done to the trail over the years. Steps carefully made, even some steps with concrete and wood ties. Not as wild as Arch Canyon, but similar.
We finished up earlier than expected because we skipped Mt Ajo. Still a long day. I like this area and I am sure I will return one day to get that summit off my list. |
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