It's been a busy summer....some trip reports are long past due. First up is a failed assault against Humphrey's Peak. At 12,634 ft, Humphrey's is the highest point in Arizona. It gets a lot of snow (yes, there is snow in Arizona), even in spring and summer. Case in point: our ill-timed hike back in May. Patrick, Elyse and myself knew we'd have some snow, but didn't think it'd be so thick that the usually easy-to-follow trail was non-existent. It of course didn't help when a storm moved in before we had even reached the tree line. With what looked to be near white out conditions well below the summit, we elected to turn back, comforted by the fact that this ancient peak is not going anywhere anytime soon.
Where things started to get ugly....
The "trail"
