This trail turned out to be a very pleasant one with lots of shady patches along the way and a very mild gradual incline. It was a bit longer though...about 7.4 miles round trip. I was very happy and impressed that Austin made it the whole way with minimal complaints of being tired!
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| There was a lot of balsamroot in bloom along the trail |
The trail was also pretty crowded. Many trails are on Memorial Day, so that wasn't a surprise. At the end of the trail there is a resting place with a couple of benches. We ate our lunch there and enjoyed the nice view.
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| Here we are at the end of the trail! Unfortunately, our volunteer photographer didn't really get the view from here or Elephant Rock in the picture...or even Zipper. |
From the resting area there was a more difficult short trail to the top of Elephant Rock. I ended up being the only one who went up to the top. Allan and Katie had to head back, and Austin would have had a hard time making it, so Nate just stayed with him while I went up.
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| View from the top of Elephant Rock |
After hiking, we grabbed a refreshing custard treat and headed home to clean up. That evening we went to the traditional family "hot dog roast." Austin particularly enjoyed partnering with his dad to play water balloon volleyball after dinner. Unfortunately I forgot the camera though, so I don't have any pictures or video of the action there...
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