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| Wooden Sculpture at Spring Mountain Resort Hotel |
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| Starting down the Upper Showgirl Trail (Mummy Mountain) |
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| Starting down from original Showgirl Junction |
Two Lady Hikers drove up to the Spring Mountains and reached the Juniper Trailhead where there were about fifteen bicyclists preparing for their ride. We waited for them to take off and started down the trail. Our minimal purpose for today was to get out of the heat and to see how far down the snow line reached. As we hiked, there were small patches of icy snow just off the trail but the trail, itself, was clear. The temperatures were scrumptious! Our route led out the Original Showgirl Trail until we reached the junction near the Trough Trail. We explored part of an old trail (more on that later!) and connected with the Trough Trail to hike up to the Camp Trail crossing the Hike a Bike Trail. Circling around to the Camp /Showgirl Connector, we hiked back down to the Showgirl to turn to the left and returned to the car. There were a lot of bikers politely passing by, but only a few hikers. It was a small hike but we enjoyed the short return to the mountains.
Stats: 4.5 miles; ~700' gain; 2 hours (The maps below do not reflect today's route exactly.)
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| Harris Peak in Distance |
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| Mummy's Nose on Return |
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