Bob, Sarge, Linda, Janet, Nick, and I met Friday morning to hike the Sunrise Trail starting at the trailhead at the far east end of Via Linda. It was windy with a lot of haze. We ended up hiking up to Sunrise Peak and then a bit beyond to the turnoff to the 136th St spur. We hiked down the spur for nearly a quarter mile before returning. Our total distance was six miles with a little over 2000 feet of total ascent.
Atop Sunrise Peak:
Linda took this photo of me and Janet:
After reaching the top, we descended and walked over to this hitching post.
Sarge, with Sunrise Peak in the background:
We saw a four-headed barrel cactus on the way back. (It may four separate ones that grew too close together.)
Red Mountain was difficult to see through the haze. We should be able to see some of the Superstition Mountains too, but they’re not visible at all.
A view on the way down. The blurred bush off to the right is due to the strong winds; the shutter speed was 1/60 sec, but this was not fast enough to freeze the motion.
Susan says:
Again! Another wonderful hike, I would guess–in spite of the distant haze you captured the sense of the trail. That blurred bush is a creasote (I’m sure you knew that:) ). And love the pic of Sarge! Thanks.
May 4, 2013 — 10:29 pm
Kevin says:
Sarge is hard to photograph! He alternates between being camera shy and wanting to come up really close to the camera. I am lucky if I get one usable photo out of every dozen or so that I take of him.
May 5, 2013 — 6:01 am
Jennifer morigi says:
Looks to be beautiful ,glad Nick is able to join you.
Thank you for keeping me in the loop,as I only have done one of your hikes,it is lovely to see them each week when I am in the UK.
May 4, 2013 — 11:56 pm
Kevin says:
We were all surprised to see Nick, but were happy that he was able to join us!
May 5, 2013 — 6:02 am
Mary says:
Great pictures Kevin! The contrast between the mountains and the haze was quite prominent. I enjoyed these very much! Keep ’em coming!!
May 5, 2013 — 5:51 pm
Kevin says:
I’m about to put up some photos from today’s bike ride…
May 5, 2013 — 8:10 pm