Last Friday’s hike started from the Trailhead Staging Area. We hiked out on Pemberton and almost immediately turned off onto the Scenic Trail. We hiked Scenic to Cinch, Cinch to Escondido, and then followed Escondido back to Pemberton. Total distance was just over nine miles with six hundred feet of total ascent.
A view from the Scenic Trail shortly before turning off onto the Cinch Trail.
A group shot on the Scenic Trail.
Bob and Sarge, leading the way:
A water (and conversation) break on the Escondido Trail. Sarge was too interested in all that was going on to drink much at this stop.
We encountered a pair of mountain bikers on the Escondido Trail. (The second biker is just visible in the distance.)
Another view from the Escondido Trail. Lousley Hill can be seen at the left.
An ocotillo in the foreground and the base of Lousley Hill behind as seen from the Escondido Trail.
Susan says:
Thanks for the nice pics! Have walked it now 3x’s–even in the wash. Pretty easy trail but gorgeous saguaros. Good pics of “the group”–nice to see Marilyn, too! Here’s to a great year of you tramping over hill and dale to give us great pics of this beautiful area!
January 8, 2014 — 5:53 pm