Last year was a great hiking year for me, and one of the best hikes I did was the Kraft Mountain Loop in Calico Basin.
This year I've spent more time at my desk than on the trail, sad to say. I'd almost forgotten about this trail until I found these pictures when I was cleaning out my phone's storage.
As it turned out, my hiking partner and I did the trail
going up the wash as opposed to going down it. This is the more
difficult way to go, as I discovered when a woman stopped us at Pink Goblin
Pass and asked me how I’d gotten up the wash. Honestly, at a couple of points,
I didn’t think I was going to make it, so I highly recommend hiking the trail
in the recommended direction, which is down
the wash—starting at the Sandstone Road Trailhead.
Here are some pics I shot that day. It was just a little
overcast, perfect for keeping cool while hiking. If you stick to the trail as
intended it’s a 3.25 mile loop, although we probably hiked closer to four miles
since we parked near the intersection of Calico Basin Road and Charleston/
Highway 159.
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All pictures by Terrisa Meeks
