Humphrey's Peak is the highest mountain in Arizona. At 12,633ft it is a nice hike on the Humphrey's Trail. The trail is 5 miles each way, with 3,500ft of elevation gain.
A new challenge on this highpoint was not to just climb the mountain, but to be a good parent. Some of the people on the mountain thought Eyrleigh being with us was awesome and some thought we were nuts to bring our close to sea level living Georgia Peach to 12,633ft!
You see Eyrleigh was along for the ride on the child backpack. We had to feed, change diapers, and handle misc baby situations. All was good until 1/2 mile from the summit. Eyrleigh needed a nap and was sick of the baby backpack. She cried until the summit, and when we took her out she was all smiles! 20 minutes at the summit and we started back, as the clouds were starting to roll in. Eyrleigh fought sleep for the first 10 minutes and then she was out, and the hike finished with Mary Ruth making up songs to sing to Eyrleigh on the way down.
It was a fairly easy 10 mile hike, and it was a very nice day to climb this peak. The Humphreys Trail is well maintained, easy to follow, and follow it we did all the way to the top!
We arrived back at the car at 2pm, and drove into Flagstaff to have a burrito at the Black Bean. 10 Highpoints left for Mommy and Daddy, and 47 more for Eyrleigh.
Eyrleigh previously "climbed" AL and NJ. More Soon!
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