We made it through Payson and up to the Mogollon rim with just enough time to stop for a short hike on the Highline trail at the 260 Trail Head. We would have taken more pictures but we kept forgetting the camera and the smartphone in the car. If the Hawes was on the warmer side, the Highline was definitely on the colder side. Also unlike the Hawes, which can be identified by nothing more than an indescreet dirt lot on the side of the road, the Highline is marked by a sign on the highway and provides a restroom, trash, small horse pens, and a nice log book.
As the sun was on its way down and we had the girls with us we weren't able to hike very far on the Highline either but we still probably got a solid mile in. The trail was beautiful. The trail itself is in much better shape than it was a few years ago, but the scenery of the rim above and the view below is always the main attraction. The last time I was on this trail was around 2006 when Wes and I went backpacking on it. In those days it was littered with loose rocks and severely washed out in places.Seeing it now I can't way to come ride it. It's still technical and rocky but almost all of it looks rideable and you just can't beat the view.
We may not have gone very far, but outings with the family are always the most memorable, we had fun and the girls got to see things that excited and intrigued them. You can't beat that.
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