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West Boulder Saddle Day Hike Superstition Wilderness January 5, 2008 by Eileen Root
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 A mighty saguaro marks the Lost Goldmine Trail. |
 Morning sunlight illuminates the dacite cliffs. |
Ted, Michael, Tom, Doug, Jon, Dave, Aaron, Jenni and Eileen started
out on the Lost Goldmine Trail on their way to West Boulder Saddle.
Along the way we spotted the many armed saguaro cactus beside the trail. |
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We soon begin the trek up the hill.
We get to the top of the first hill and decide to take a breather and enjoy the view before beginning our ascent up to the saddle. |
 Now where is that trail to West Boulder Saddle? |
 West Boulder Canyon — the view we climbed for. |
Yea! We made it.
Ted and Dave decide to have lunch but the rest of us want to do some more exploring so we hike about a mile further down the trail to have lunch and along the way we see water in the creek below us and a balanced rock on the ridgeline across the way. |
 Yea! We made it to the top. |
 That boulder is precariously balanced. |
 We're not far from the Superstition Ridgeline. |
 Jenni finds the perfect picnic rock. |
 Don’t get too comfortable – it’s clouding up. |
 Each color is a different species of lichen. |
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It was overcast but it did not dampen the day.
It was an invigorating hike with lots of beautiful rock formations and scenery. |
 Lenticular clouds warn of an approaching storm. |
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