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wmpe2000: sub-alpine Solidago multiradiata - Rocky Mountain Goldenrod
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wmpe2000: the highlight of the hike is the pockets of alpine adapted plants
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wmpe2000: sweet Pinus arista and Silene acaulis tableau nestled in the lichen and moss covered basalt boulder
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wmpe2000: summit view with summit marker
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wmpe2000: alpine avens blowing in the wind
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wmpe2000: descending the summit through the volcanic rubble field
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wmpe2000: 360 view from the highest peak in Arizona - extremely buggy at the summit
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wmpe2000: sunset from the Humphreys Peak's trailhead parking lot
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wmpe2000: looking east with Sunset Crater a short 20 miles away
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wmpe2000: the last 300 feet to the summit were difficult
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wmpe2000: panorama looking north west with Grand Canyon 100 miles in the distance
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wmpe2000: love the creativity of the trail crew log sign - sending out appreciation to the the unseen people who keep the trails safe and beautiful
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wmpe2000: Silene acaulis with dieback - I wonder if the dieback is due to trail abuse - many people do not use the established trail on this high traffic hike or climate change
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wmpe2000: alpine fell field with pockets of Geum rossi in the volcanic field of andensite boulders and cobbles
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wmpe2000: Pinus aristata - bristlecone pine
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wmpe2000: Polemonium viscosum
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wmpe2000: after crossing a ridgeline the trail turns up through the lichen encrusted rocky slope consisting of andensite, dacite, basalt, rhyolite, and pumice - this was once a stratovolcano that violently erupted 2.78 million years ago
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wmpe2000: Geum rossii - Alpine avens
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wmpe2000: Heuchera rubescens - pink alumroot
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wmpe2000: San Francisco Peaks inner basin (ancient caldera)
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wmpe2000: multi colored flanks of Agassiz Peak - scoria, basalt, adensite, dacite
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wmpe2000: ever mindful of the weather going up Humphreys Peak as summer monsoons storms are a real danger
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wmpe2000: Agassiz saddle
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wmpe2000: Pinus flexilis - Limber pine
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wmpe2000: Sitgreaves and Kendrick mountains
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wmpe2000: subalpine Primula parryi
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wmpe2000: wonderfully expressive decaying conifer