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LAMAR HAINES MEMORIAL WILDLIFE AREA
Flagstaff
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| Veit's Cabin, Oct. 11, 2013 |
Aspen overload with a side of fresh snow is the big draw along
Flagstaff’s Snowbowl Road this week. Heart-shaped leaves on the willowy, white-barked canopies are showing a mixed pallet of
ready-to-burst lemons, full bloom golds and past-prime caramels, so now is the
perfect time for fall color hiking. Exploring the Lamar Haines Memorial
Wildlife Area (a.k.a. Veit Springs) involves a short trek
packed with interesting
ruins, pictographs and a wide, easy tread--which is why it buries the needle on
the kid-pleasing scale. Allow plenty of time to stroll among the collapsed remains of homesteader
Ludwig Veit’s 1890s cabin, an historical marker commemorating the work of
conservationist Lamar Haines, and a concrete well with pond for collecting spring
water along this aspen-rich, 160-acres of wet meadows and old growth forest.
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| Fresh snow, Oct. 11, 2013 |
LENGTH: 1.6-mile loop
RATING: easy
ELEVATION: 8,600’ – 8,800’
GETTING THERE: From Flagstaff, go 7.5 miles north on US180
to milepost 223, turn right onto Snowbowl Road and drive 4.2 miles to the Lamar
Haines Memorial Wildlife Area trailhead on the right. Parking is very limited.
SITE ADMINISTERED BY: Arizona Game & Fish Department
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