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| Hiking | 3.60 Miles |
1,132 AEG |
| | Hiking | 3.60 Miles | 2 Hrs 15 Mns | | 2.40 mph |
| 1,132 ft AEG | 45 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | | There's a geocache near the summit of Colton Crater that I've wanted to find for a while now. So after a 40 mile drive from Flagstaff, I found a place to park and started up. First obstacle in the way was a barbed wire fence, the both the top and bottom of the fence had barbs, but spied a spot where I could crawl under. Started heading up and soon made it to the rim. Followed it counter-clock-wise and soon reached a jeep road that continued along the rim. With the right vehicle you can drive up this road to the rim and get pretty close to the summit. My truck with only 2wd would not have been able to get up here. So I continued up the Jeep road on foot. For some reason my legs were extra tired today so I ended up needing more breaks than usual on the way up. I guess I need to stretch more. I eventually reached the end of the jeep road where it fizzled out near the top. Continuing on to the high point, I stopped to find the geocache and successfully signed the logbook. I walked to the summit / highpoint, crossing another fence along the way, and found a summit log. After taking another break at the very windy summit, I headed back down. Since the jeep road didn't exist on this side, there were a lot more annoying shrubbery and rocks to navigate. Soon I made it to the lowest point of the rim and hiked back over to where I parked my truck. I passed what remained of an old fence. All the barbed wire was gone, but the old wooden posts were still planted in the ground. Found a better way over the first fence I passed on the way back. Good hike in all, extremely windy at some points. |
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