{"id":172,"date":"2017-04-09T21:58:49","date_gmt":"2017-04-09T21:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bluelotusadventures.com\/?p=172"},"modified":"2018-07-25T00:54:25","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T00:54:25","slug":"arizona-trail-aspen-corner-to-bismark-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelotusadventures.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/09\/arizona-trail-aspen-corner-to-bismark-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Trail: Aspen Corner to Bismark Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"Invalid slider id. Master Slider ID must be a valid number.\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"csRow\">\n<div class=\"csColumnGap\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; width: 3.23%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bluelotusadventures.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/advanced-wp-columns\/assets\/js\/plugins\/views\/img\/1x1-pixel.png\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"csColumn\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; width: 18.6%;\" data-csstartpoint=\"30.999998298828125\" data-csendpoint=\"209.99999829882813\" data-cswidth=\"18.6%\" data-csid=\"ba1d1a97-99e6-ba08-b6eb-c7abdb42cd6c\">\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #033268;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"10\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">DETAILS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Directions:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">From Flagstaff take Route 66 west. Turn right on N. Humphrey St. and follow for a half mile.\u00a0 Turn left on W. Columbus Ave. and conyinue onto US 180 for 6.6 miles. Turn right onto North Snowbowl rd.\u00a0 Parking on left 5.3 miles up Snowbowl.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Equipment:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Sturdy hiking shoes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">water<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">camera<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">sun protection<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Hike Info<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: comic sans ms, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">A fairly level, well maintained trail that is easy to follow.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"csColumnGap\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; width: 4.38%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bluelotusadventures.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/advanced-wp-columns\/assets\/js\/plugins\/views\/img\/1x1-pixel.png\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"csColumn\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; float: left; width: 72.8%;\" data-csstartpoint=\"251.99999829882813\" data-csendpoint=\"950.99996778125\" data-cswidth=\"72.8%\" data-csid=\"e11f824b-10e3-5e68-b461-d4486237a81f\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Alpine meadows and Aspen trees define this beautiful out and back 7 mile hike along the 800 mile Arizona Trail. Early mornings are perfect for a hike or trail run.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"adventure-description\">I started this hike at 7:00am. It was a perfect time of day. The sky was clear and the air was cool. I chose this section of the Arizona National Scenic Trail because I heard it passes through beautiful prairie and stands of Ponderosa Pine and Aspen trees. 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This trailhead is on SnowBowl road just before the ski resort. The altitude is 8800 feet but fortunately most of the trail is relatively flat. You walk a .3 mile long connector trail from the roadside parking. When you reach the Arizona Trail, turn right. The trail junctions are well marked. The trail continues through Aspen, open\u00a0fields and pine trees. Words can\u2019t explain the feeling of hiking this type of countryside. It takes me to a special feeling I seldom feel these days when hiking. Maybe because I hike so much. But this scenery is new to me.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">After about 3.5 miles you reach a trail junction with the Bismark Lake Trail. I opted to turn back here. The Arizona Trail continues to the north until you reach Utah. I would definitely hike this trail again as well as others like it in the area. 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