Friday Fitness Hike

Linda, Marilyn (from Canada), Michael, Joanne, and I met at the Horse Staging Area where we hiked the Escondido Trail.  We threw in Lousley Hill and a the hilly portion of the Scenic Trail to make it even more of a fitness hike.  Total distance was 9.34 miles.

A view of Four Peaks from the Escondido Trail:

20140530-DSC03926-Edit-medium A group of four saguaros on the Escondido Trail:20140530-DSC03950-Edit-medium More saguaros in Lousley Wash.  (This might not be the official name of that wash.)20140530-DSC03965-Edit-medium Marilyn suggested these two shots looking up a saguaro (or perhaps a pair of saguaros) along the Escondido Trail.

20140530-DSC03974-Edit-medium 20140530-DSC03979-Edit-medium She also suggested this shot where the sun was hidden behind one of the saguaro’s arms.

20140530-DSC03987-Edit-mediumAs we made our way over to the Scenic Trail, we saw this hawk sitting atop a saguaro.

20140530-DSC03997-Edit-medium A view of Red Mountain from the Scenic Trail.

20140530-DSC04012-Edit-medium Blooms on a barrel cactus near the end of our hike.

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