Sagebrush personal hiking blog
The route goes by the remains of an old logging railroad from 1923.
The San Francisco Peaks above Flagstaff come into view, seen throughout the day.
As the terrain of our route becomes more rolling low hills, patches of snow are sheltered from the sun, extending snow melt season. The wet mud from yesterday morning returns, not everywhere, just enough to keep things interesting.
Several seasonal lakes cluster together, with frogs singing.
In the early morning the ground is frozen, so any patches of mud in the trail are not a problem to walk on.
Further away from the Rim the terrain becomes more flat, in pine forest, with no views of distant mountains.
