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| view from Lost Mine Trail |
Today we head to the mountains to hike the Lost Mine trail. The trail is a steep climb through juniper oak and pine forest, with great views of Casa Grande and Juniper Canyon. It was a cool but comfortable day for hiking. We started with jackets, but soon shed them for shirtsleeves. The trail itself was rocky, and at one point, I stepped forward and my foot landed on a flat rock that was not stable. The rock wobbled. Then so did I. I lost my balance, but caught myself before I fell. Unfortunately, I reflexively extended my right arm to catch myself. The result was a severely sprained right wrist that immediately started to swell. We continued on for another mile or so, but I was worried that I would further injure it because I couldn't use my right arm to balance as there were a lot of loose rocks. So I decided to let Ray go to the top (maybe another half mile) while I waited at a nice vantage point off the trail.
We took a few other walks later in the afternoon, and dined at the lodge restaurant again.
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