![]() ![]() Did not enjoy it at all and to have done all that to come back w/out my geocache punch made it even less enjoyable. But the hike down gets "fun" with all the loose rocks and tall quasi-rock steps. Its a narrow trail w/things that can stab you jutting in on the trail itself, so you really have to watch your footing. But this trail was crazy! It makes you hike halfway up the mountain and I dont think the geocache was even there because after getting up to the bench where my geocache app said I was within 4ft of the damn thing it was nowhere to be found and I looked for a solid 15mins! The trail going up was bad, but going down was worse. I did the Directissimo Trail because the line was stupid long and I thought killing 30mins on a trail was a better use of my time. I was wanting to do the Geocaches here, but OMG, where they put them here was a little too "adventurous" for my taste. "The best view in the Southwest?" Yeah, I dont think so.they must have meant the Southwest corner of El Paso, cuz there are better views from Mt Bonnell in Austin and definitely better views in several other places throughout the state of TX and the Southwest. Maybe I wouldnt have minded the wait f there was more than just a few walkways and a perilous "Ranger Loop Trail" at the top. Over 30mins for a 3min ride? The tram ride was fine, but there isnt a lot to see on the way up. I mean, I know this isnt the Rockies or Alps, but it just wasnt that impressive for the ridiculously long wait times (each of the two gondolas can only take up to 6 people, though most times it was less and they are supposed to run every 5mins or so, but there were sometimes 10-12min gaps between loads). The scenery is overlooking the urban sprawl below, but I was actually disappointed in the tram ride up and the views once I got up there. I didnt even know El Paso had a tram when I was driving from Tucson back home to Austin and needed a road break and discovered this on the TX State Parks website. ![]()
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