I traveled out to Sedona, Arizona to get away from the cold wintry mountains of Central Colorado. Lot's of sun, pool time, great food, hiking, and good companionship were experienced enjoyed. I experienced the Subway and adjacent cliff dwelling ruins for a second time, and ate at Mariposa, The Hideaway House, and Shorebird...all worth checking out if you are in town. A few pictures highlighting the trip are posted below.
I had a nice hike to the top of Humphreys Peak during late May. The peak is actually the highest point of a collapsed caldera that cut a much taller mountain down in size many many years ago. The hike itself, as well as the volcanic terrain and landscape, reminded me of Mount McLoughlin near Medford, Oregon. In general, a very nice spring day to be up in the Northern Arizona alpine zone.
I summited the ultra-easy Mount Sherman from the west Leadville side/Iowa Gulch trailhead. That trail starts at 12,000 feet, which made this hike a very fast one. From truck to summit took 2 hours, and from summit back down to truck less than 1 hour. The patches of lingering snow were still firm and the ridge walk was pure joy. A very nice, though always windy, 14er to run up and down.
Google map of Mount Sherman west side trailhead.
I traveled out to Sedona, Arizona to get away from the cold wintry mountains of Central Colorado. Lot's of sun, pool time, great food, ...
