Linda and I hiked nearly 9 miles on July 5.
A view from the Dixie Mine Trail:
A mammillaria cactus – it was right beside the trail we were hiking:
Rocks have been piled up on either side of the fallen saguaro making it possible to ride a mountain bike over the saguaro.
Nearing Dixie Mine – the mine tailings can be seen at the upper left.
The path from the road to the mine is getting overgrown, but the area in front of the mine entrance is as clear as I’ve ever seen it. In the past, you’d have to push your way past tamarisk plants to get to the adit.
Petroglyphs:
Look for the owl! (I had a hard time with the shot. I was unable to see the owl when looking through the viewfinder. I zoomed all the way in and ended up taking a photo where I thought the owl was. When I looked at it on my computer, I still had a hard time finding it. I’ve cropped the image significantly, making it easier to find it now.)
A view from the top of the waterfall:
Saguaros on the Prospector Trail; Linda and I hiked all of Prospector to Bell Pass and then returned via Prospector and Dixie Mine.
Back on the Dixie Mine Trail for this shot…
Nora says:
I can understand how you lost the owl in the view finder! In the last shot, I see the saguaro on the left has a bloom on it, but there is barely any fruit to be seen on any of the others. What happens to all of it? Does it litter the ground the way unpicked apples do, or do birds eat them all before they fall to the ground?
July 8, 2019 — 6:08 am
Kevin says:
The birds do pick the fruit open. You often see the desiccated remains of the fruit still on the saguaro or on the ground.
July 8, 2019 — 10:53 am
Marilyn Buettner says:
I think it’s a little of both!
July 8, 2019 — 6:54 am
jon leverenz says:
Glad to see the Dixie Mine is still there!
July 9, 2019 — 8:19 am