Getting High

The Arizona Gold Rush is on!  Hiking in Flagstaff on Sunday provided a spectacular show of aspens in the ever-changing light.  It was a somewhat overcast day, which muted the colors.  The peeks of sun illuminated pockets of aspen, and an occasional breeze brought delicate leaves floating down to the forest floor.  I walked the Lamar Haines trail, and then about half of the Kachina trail.  Both are located along the Snow Bowl road, and both were crowded on a Sunday.  I finished the adventure by stopping at the trailhead for Humphreys Peak, where the trees really put on a show.  There is already snow on the peaks, and the darkening sky was a sign of more to come.  I hope to do the Humphreys Peak trail next summer, at least getting to 12000' where the Bristlecone Pines grow.