Hiking Team: Dave Miller, Rosie Miller
Date: March 3, 2025
Our first hike at the national park. The trail began at 7,990 feet. as we were higher than the cumulus clouds. The trail was rocky 2.3 miles out and back trail with a 400-foot elevation change. We ended up at a viewpoint of the crater. Two couples from Canada took our photos on the rim. In the distance I could see the extension of this trail switchback down the crater wall and cross the crater for another six miles. One great find: as I was looking through the silversword plants and spider webs just off the trail, I spotted a happy face spider (Photo#4).
