
Shortly after cresting the plateau, trail is down below

Looking South from The Flatiron.

Looking North from The Flatiron
A sad part about this hike is that I found out about a plane crash that happened just before Thanksgiving last year. The trail goes real close to the site. The details of the crash are extremely tragic and depressing. If you want to know more, Google it.

The plane crash site from The Flatiron

It was cold and windy on the top of the Flatiron. So I didn’t stay too long on top. Going down was slow due to the steepness and the ton of people out hiking.

The Flatiron

Looking down on the trail

Cactus on the way down

Above the dry waterfall

The pool of water at the base of the dry waterfall

Looking back at the Flatiron

Looking back one last time.
On the same day as the hike above, I attended a soccer game between the US and Venezuela. It was a meaningless friendly without the big stars, but it was still fun to attend. It had a great crowd for a meaningless game as well. The announced crowd was over 22,000 people. I would say about 95 percent of the people where cheering for the US. I didn’t see any major Venezuelan sections. I ran into a few people from Colorado at the game. Some of them I know, some I didn’t. Anyway here are some pictures from after the game.

Look for the Colorado flag behind the goal. That's where I was for most of the game.


Me on the field
3 comments:
Lost Dutchman State Park is a weird name. Some dutch guy must have gotten lost there some time. On that picture you titled "cactus all the way down", good thing you didn't fall down that cliff! Cool soccer pictures, and by the way, who took that picture of you on the field holding up the scarf? USA! USA!
We camped there for 5 nights in 2002. Only hiked about a mile out from the campground. Looks like we missed a whole lot.
I remember staying in that park. Each a.m. we were awakened by a clucking covey of quail. Also it was very hot (April). If you ever go back there's a very scenic drive that loops around the Superstitions.
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