Marilyn and I hiked a little over seven miles on our out-and-back hike of Pole Hollow Canyon. This hike, near Payson, starts at the City Creek Trailhead on Doll Baby Ranch Rd.
We encountered this snake early in our hike. It’s not a rattlesnake – it’s probably some type of Bull Snake.
The hike was mostly on trail, but it had significant deadfall to either cross or go around.
Marilyn, Linda, and I did a hike in the Dixie Mine area on Friday. Linda and I hiked 10.4 miles. Marilyn joined us for the first two and a half.
We think this is a red-tailed hawk.
Wolfberries:
A view from the Prospector Trail:
A view from the Bell Pass Trail:
Looking toward the Superstitions from the Coachwhip Trail:
Arizona Poppy (I think):
Bob and I hiked 6.4 miles together on Wednesday Night. We saw two pack rats, a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake and a small Coral Snake.
8.25 miles on the Long Loop on Monday Night. I saw two tarantulas, some pack rats, and a javelina.
Marilyn and I set out with the intent of hiking Pinto Creek Canyon. It was billed as a creek with clear, ankle deep water. We inadvertently parked two miles away, but hiked the forest road (FS 242) to the creek. When we got there, we found that it was mostly dry with occasional slippery mud plus a few stagnant pools of water. It was very scenic from the forest service road, however; I enjoyed the views from the road.
Bob, Marilyn, and I hiked 7.8 miles starting from the Wagner Trailhead.
Sunrise from the trailhead:
A mushroom in the desert? Apparently so…
Sacred Datura:
Look for the Javelina near the bottom of this photo, just left of center. The McDowell Mountains are in the background.
The yellow flowers in this photo are Senna:
It took us a while to spot this snake. We heard it rattling, but we thought it was on top of the bank of the channel that we were in. When we finally looked down, below an overhanging tree, we saw it.
Linda and I hiked a 10.4 mile loop starting from Tom’s Thumb Trailhead. We hiked Marcus Landslide, Boulder, Pemberton, Coachwhip, Windmill, East End, and Tom’s Thumb.
4.6 miles on Tuesday Night…
Marilyn hiked four miles of the Pine Canyon Trail with me. At the four mile mark, I went on and she turned back, eventually picking me up at the northern end of the trail further up Beeline Highway. I hiked nearly 12 miles with over 2500 feet of total ascent.
Linda and I hiked 10.5 miles starting from the Four Peaks Trailhead.
Colorful, pre-hike clouds.
A view of Red Mountain from the Technical Loop:
Linda and I were both surprised at how green the ocotillos are.
We looked for a descent into this small canyon, but the two nearby drainages were too steep.
Senna:
There was once a shooting range in the park?
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