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| Hiking | 2.76 Miles |
203 AEG |
| | Hiking | 2.76 Miles | 1 Hour 12 Mns | | 2.37 mph |
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| partners | | Already bedazzled by our first couple of hikes, it was off to the Jasper Forest. We first went to the Overlook after getting permission from a Gopher Snake. We headed down the path and around and into the valley below. My eyes were glancing back and forth trying to take it all in. The clouds had come so it created a bit of mystique to this new territory for me. There were a few flowers to be seen, but very few. After all, it was about the forest. There were a few sections that looked like someone had planted dispersed rocks and pieces of wood. It was very cool. The wind would gust from time to time, but it wasn't bad except noisy in my video.
Kelly followed a track and we eventually veered right, north. And now we were surrounded by the colors of the Chinle formation with scattered petrified wood all around. I didn't realize we were following an old road that would go around a box canyon: this site was the first petrified wood site available to railroad travelers in the early 1900s. once encased in the sandstone ledge... A visitor in 1917 wrote, "It was 6 miles to Forest #1. It was well worth the trip tho [sic] for it is a wonderful sight... The ground was covered with broken pieces...of the high & bright colored stuff."
On one side we saw a deep blue alcove so we checked that out.
On our way back out of the box canyon we saw the Eagles Nest Rock Chinle formation. We didn't know it at the time though. It had one heck of a hoodoo on top of it back before 1941. I'll include the picture.
Still many bits of keen construction are visible. We enjoyed our walk back up the hill and the sun came out for a bit, so it really changed the coloring of the place. We had our beers at Tonto 3 and watched a raven watching us. It was a beautiful view from there.
What an awesome afternoon I had, even though my brain couldn't quite fathom how exactly this landscape came together. I put extra info on my photos and here is the link to my video [ youtube video ]
We finished the day off with splitting a Green Chili Burger, it was huge. I found another delicacy, green chilis sauce and fries, YUM. However, the second faux paux for the day, moscato doesn't really go with it. I enjoyed both though. |
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Wildflowers Observation Isolated
very little in the way of wildflowers but there were a few: Pincushion Flower, Scorpionweed, Spring Parsley and some cholla and Golden Mariposa Lilys. |
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For me, sometimes it's just as much about the journey as the destination.
Oh, and once in awhile, don't forget to look back at the trail you've traveled. |
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