Elden Afternoon (and evening)

Compared to Humphreys Peak, 3 weeks ago, Elden was a breeze! It took just over 4 hours, round trip. We hit the trail at 1:46…

Satellite hike

Fall in the air…beautiful fallen leaves. Challenging time post covid infection—3 weeks out recovering. I felt like I was in a deconditioned state—body weak and…

Elden Challenge

Elden tail was the second summit of the day after Kendrick. My legs were starting to feel the climbing with nearly 4,800 feet of climbing…

Elden Summit Hike

I completely misjudged Elden, because of the shorter mileage. Phew! It’s a workout, especially after Kendrick the same morning. Rocks, boulders, up, up, up! Great…

Finally No Rain! – Elden Mt

Finally, we had good weather for our last hike in Flagstaff!  Temperature was perfect and the Aspen’s were beautiful at the top.  Hubby is ecstatic…

Magical Mt. Elden Aspens

Magical! The Aspens were a beautiful yellow, a little bit orange, and vibrant gold. The clouds moved in and out around the summit to create…

Mount Elden Trail

The weather was perfect at 73 degrees. This Hike I had a friend join me. We started the hike at 1:15pm and made it to…

Mount Elden

Great weather 70’s lots of large rocks the entire trail. When at top climbed fire tower and chatted with a wonderful ranger!!