We had a beautiful day for hiking in the back country out of Apache Junction this morning. About 15 people from our RV park drove 7 or so miles out of town to a trail area called "Bulldog Gulch". We hiked a total of 8 miles round trip with a stop halfway thru for lunch and rest. This was our second hike and not nearly as steep as the previous one. If you think the desert is just a vast flat plain of sand and cactus, there is so much more to it than that. We hiked small hills, riverbeds, saw beautiful tall rugged rock formations. It was green because of all the rain we had over the weekend.
Perfect hiking weather today - sunshine, a slight breeze and about 60 degrees. When the sun shines here it seems warmer than in Seattle, possibly because of the lack of humidity and the angle of the sun. At any rate, we all warmed up within a half hour and were wrapping our jackets around our waists. Of course, Ernie did not even start out with a jacket!
My feet and legs were very tired after all those miles, but a shower and clean clothes a few hours after we got back to the park made us feel like new. We met friends Lindy and Joe for dinner at an Irish pub called Murphy's Law in Chandler. It was very busy and noisy and we had a good visit. Since I'm not a beer drinker, I went for a Margarita - not very Irish but refreshing as well!
It was a very good day. Keep warm! - Joyce
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
send some of that warm our way, we need some serious sunshine to melt this snow.
That hike sounds great, I think that area is so beautiful. I'm afraid I'd have to soak my weary bones until I turned into a prune after all that walking.
That margarita sounds realllly good too.....Diane
Post a Comment