We were later than usual, but we did get up to Lockett’s Meadow again this year. And it was well worth the trip. The hike into the “Inner Basin” was beautiful as always. Because we were a couple weeks later in the season, most of the aspen leaves had already dropped. Which made the trees look more stark than usual. We were lucky with the weather. Snow had fallen earlier in the week, but temps were warm by the time we got up there. Plenty of snow on Mt. Agassiz, per photo.
Lockett’s Meadow is about 15 miles north of Flagstaff, Arizona. I don’t remember exactly the first year that we went up there to hike. I know that EPG and PJr either couldn’t or wouldn’t hike the whole way, and PJ and I had to carry them out. So it probably was 1990 or thereabouts. We’ve been going up there a long time.
This year’s hiking crew included PJ, PJr, EPG, Luke Stenger, Kelly and me. Kelly was a last-minute addition. She did well for an older pooch but we did carry her for portions of the trip up. Everyone else made it unaided. Dinner at Outback; long service delays did yield free (and massive) desserts.
Info about Lockett’s Meadow and the hike is at http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/recreation/peaks/inner-basin-tr.shtml. Topping out at about 10,000 feet is neat. PJ did a good job with the photos.
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