First Hike in a Long Time

NoahL

NoahL

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Hello everyone,

My fiancee and I took our dog (a Basset/Lab mix named Max) on our first hike in a very long time. We drove 2 hours north and hiked the Fat Man's Loop trail in Flagstaff, AZ--a 2 mile hike labeled as "easy". I have to admit that the loose, damp snow covering random stretches of the trail made it more like "moderate", but still not too bad, difficulty wise, even for being out of shape. We enjoyed it, and the views were nice, and our dog got to play in the snow for the first time. It took us around 3 hours to complete the loop, and thankfully we didn't need to break out the first aid kit. The rocky terrain, mountain landscape, and pine forest was wonderful, and at 50*F it was good weather for the hike.

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Max bravely guided us through the forest to safety, and I think he might have felt a bit proud:

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~Noah
 
its been way too many years since I have hiked and camped out west. Way too many.
Thanks for sharing your pictures. :)
 
You need to get out more often and share more pics with us! Thats just a beautiful area!
 
Great pics:thumbup: Our hiking season (I hike with my kids...) will be starting soon here, can't wait.
 
I love the nat'l forest just S of Flagstaff -- been too long since I was out that way.
thanks for the pics!
 
Thanks everybody! It was definitely a nice area, and we liked not having to worry about our dog sniffing his way into a cactus (that Basset Hound nose gets him in more trouble...), since we only saw a few small specimens the whole time. I imagine we may be taking the drive up to Flagstaff again sometime later in spring to see everything blooming, and in fall to see the trees changing (we miss that now that we live out here--cacti don't change color in the fall :P)

Rockywolf said:
Beautiful landscape! Where are the obligatory knife pics? Lol
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My fiancee had camera control most of the time (it is hers, after all) so no knife pics--I barely managed to get it for the water droplet picture I posted and the view from the rock with the bowls in it :P. I did try to get a picture of my JK Neckmuk out there, but she gave me that "are you serious?" look, haha. Maybe next time!

~Noah
 
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