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    WildBasinLoopHike008.jpg Hikemaster Scott got to enjoy his 2nd-to-last hike of 2009 with his parents (Art and Juli, at right), and his brother and his wife (Matt and Christine, at left), on a pleasant trail through an aspen grove in Wild Basin. image by hikemaster2

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    WildBasinLoopHike009.jpg Hikemaster Scott is sad to be leaving RMNP so soon, after a fabulous 2009 summer of hiking. Today, he spent time with family on a 6-mile gorgeous loop through Wild Basin. image by hikemaster2

  • Juli leads...

    WildBasinLoopHike010.jpg Juli leads the way through a level stretch of trail, while Art, Christine, and Matt follow. It was fun for Hikemaster Scott to enjoy this hike with these 4. It's a great hike, but only discovered a year ago by Scott! image by hikemaster2

  • Group phot...

    WildBasinLoopHike013.jpg Group photo at Confusion Junction, high point of today's hike. Art, Juli, Christine, Matt, and Hikemaster Scott loved this leisurely hike through Wild Basin, and from this point, it's all downhill! image by hikemaster2

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    WildBasinLoopHike014.jpg Hikemaster Scott's brother, Matt (at right) chats during a snack break with his wife Christine (center) and father Art (left). image by hikemaster2

  • Copeland M...

    WildBasinLoopHike015.jpg Copeland Mtn (left) and Isolation Peak (center) dominate this view to the northwest from the lovely spur trail from Confusion Junction to Calypso Cascades. The scenery was spectacular despite the lack of snow late in August. image by hikemaster2

  • Left to ri...

    WildBasinLoopHike016.jpg Left to right: Chiefshead, Pagoda, Longs, and Meeker. These are 4 of RMNP's 7 tallest peaks, including the 3 tallest. For the first summer since Hikemaster Scott started at the YMCA, he didn't climb Longs (RMNP's highest peak). image by hikemaster2

  • The views ...

    WildBasinLoopHike017.jpg The views continue for a long time during the gradual descent into the heart of Wild Basin. Therefore, many opportunities for photos go on and on. Here, Christine, Matt, Art, and Juli stop for one. image by hikemaster2

  • Hiking dow...

    WildBasinLoopHike020.jpg Hiking down the spur trail from Confusion Junction to Calypso Cascades, the hikers are grandly rewarded for the early climbing with a leisurely descent through an open burn area that provides spectacular scenery to the north and west. image by hikemaster2

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    WildBasinLoopHike023.jpg Hikemaster Scott's brother, Matt, married Christine on April 5, 2008, and they've already made 2 trips to RMNP since! It was great to show them this pretty loop hike in Wild Basin while they were here this time. image by hikemaster2

  • Matt and C...

    WildBasinLoopHike025.jpg Matt and Christine descend along the spur trail through the 1978 Ouzel burn area. Plenty of dead trees remain (providing exceptional views, as you can see), but new growth is slowly starting to re-establish a forest along this hillside. image by hikemaster2

  • Raspberrie...

    WildBasinLoopHike027.jpg Raspberries! That's right, for those late summer visitors and patient hikers that wait till late August, wild raspberries can be plentiful along trails. Here, Matt has his eye on one such juicy treat! image by hikemaster2

  • Matt, Juli...

    WildBasinLoopHike028.jpg Matt, Juli, Christine, and Art enjoy lunch alongside Calypso Cascades. They've completed about 2/3 of their loop so far, and what a pleasant hike it has been :-) image by hikemaster2

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    WildBasinLoopHike029.jpg Hikemaster Scott has made many visits to Calypso Cascades, and this will be the last of 2009. The cascade lies along Wild Basin's most popular trail (1.8 miles in), with more remote destinations higher in the basin often Scott's goal. image by hikemaster2
 
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