Saturday, June 14th We took a hike on the north side of the Kachina Peaks Wilderness. It was a six mile loop hike that combined Abineau Trail and Bear Jaw Trail and turned out to be a perfect hike on a perfect day. We chose to start up the Abineau Trail side. According to a popular Flagstaff hiking book, the canyon, the trail and a peak in the area were named for Julius Aubineau, who was the Flagstaff mayor in 1898, and is regarded as the father of the Flagstaff municipal water system which brought water to town from the Peaks. They got his name right on the Humphreys Peak USGS Quad map, but some careless cartographer spelled it "Abineau" on the White Horse Hills map and the Forest Service unfortunately copied the error. The hike gets you to huffing and puffing since it starts at 8500 feet and reaches to 10,400 feet. It's well worth the effort to see the beautiful mix of aspen and pines and the far-reaching views of the cinder cones to the north. Especially rewarding is the chance to see the last of the snow, still clinging to the northern side of the peaks. We started at 2:30 and finished at 6:30. We had already pitched our tent a few miles back down the forest service road so we finished up the day with a gourmet meal of tuna casserole and water before retiring early. Since it was a full-moon night, we woke several times to relish the beauty of the woods in full moonlight. We also heard elk bugling off and on throughout the night and that was a first for me.