Iron Mountain may be one of my favorite hikes. Here it is again in the fall. Every corner turned was breathtakingly beautiful. It was a foggy day for the 6.6 mile loop, and I had the trail to myself, not a person in the parking lot when I arrived or when I left. As I hiked further from the car, the animal scents were increasingly noticeable along with scat on the trail and a lot of disturbed soil among the huckleberries. I didn't actually see any animals other than birds, however.
I have posted more photos than usual because it was hard to leave them out!
yellow is the color of Iron Mtn in the fall
the wagon road meadow on Tombstone nature trail
entering the forest on the trail to Cone Peak meadows
vine maples
the hillside opens up
Cone Peak is hidden by fog
huckleberries are red
the forest on the back side of Iron Mountain
the colors were so amazing
no view today!
on my way down it started to lighten up
heading down
this meadow was stunning
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