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Rim Vista Hike
We began our loop trek from the Rim Campground at 9:30 with Tom &
Jeannie Van Lew, Kim Driscoll and her son Kevin, Doug Scheitlin and
Ben Velasquez. We were in radio contact with Bill Ruppert and Ted Tenny, who
began the hike at the Visitors Center and were waiting for us on the trail.
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After a mile or so we ran into the Military Sinkhole Vista parking lot and
trailhead. We turned onto the Military Sinkhole Trail, crossing the road
(FS300) and down into a low but wide sink hole, with its abundance of green
ferns that stood chest high. We followed that trail until we met up with the
General Crook Tail. We then followed the General Crook Trail, watching for
signs of deer and elk.
The only wildlife we encountered was a rather large horney toad or was it a short-FAT lizard? We encountered a couple of areas fenced off which we went around, but was subject to debate of its purpose, until we found a sign on the roadside. The area was fenced off to keep the deer and elk out, allowing the Aspen threes that were attempting to establish themselves in the forest to thrive. It seems those large animals consider the Aspen a sort of treat thus the sign was labeled, “Aspen Ice-Cream.” We crossed the road and were again heading toward the Rim until we again met up with the trail that led us back to the trailhead in the campground. We returned by 11:30 and drove up to Forest Lakes where we had a picnic lunch. It was an easy hike, but enjoyable as it was definitely cooler that in the Valley of the Sun. |
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