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| Hiking | 10.00 Miles |
656 AEG |
| | Hiking | 10.00 Miles | 4 Hrs | | 2.50 mph |
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| no partners | | This is the longest trail in Craters of the Moon, but it's a very easy hike. The trail is composed of soft black cinder, almost like sand, that's very gentle on the feet. The trail circles behind Big Cinder Butte and drops into a valley overlooking the park's backcountry. At two miles I passed some lava trees, where lava basically wrapped itself around some trees and disintegrated them, leaving the impression of the trees in the lava.
At four miles the trail circles behind Echo Crater. After that it starts to peter out as you approach the Sentinel and the Watchman buttes. I climbed into Echo Crater, which was a bit tricky. It was very cool to be inside a volcano, completely surrounded by tall rock walls. I almost felt like a gladiator in the pit of a coliseum. Working my way out of the crater involved scree slopes and some bushwhacking. I amused myself on the hike back by chasing marmots. Always a fun pastime. |
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"I've driven across deserts, driven by the irony, that only being shackled to the road could ever I be free"
- Frank Turner "The Road" |
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