June 28, 2012

June 28, 2012

Now that we are a little more acclimated to the altitude, we did the six-mile West Basin trail. This hike passed through a Quaking Aspen forest accented with Fir trees. It was nice except for the mosquitoes. They weren’t Minnesota thick but compared to Tucson they were swarming. Since the terrain was pretty flat we tried to hike fast and outrun them. We need to remember the insect repellant tomorrow.

The West Basin trail ends at the edge of the Mesa at the top of the Powderhorn ski hill.  Looking down the chair lift line we get a great view of the valley below. It seems the resort manager knew we were coming and left a couple Adirondack chairs at the top for us to rest on. We eat some snacks while watching a group of mechanics perform maintenance on the lift gear.