We climbed Piestewa Peak (formerly known as Squaw Peak), and here's a view from halfway up the hike. This overlooks downtown Phoenix.
Loren, Kevin, Jesse, and me relaxing on the top of Piestewa Peak.
And, a cactus! They're everywhere. Sadly, we haven't yet seen a rattlesnake or a scorpion. Both were promised.
Update:
I'm back in snowy Minneapolis now. From sunny and 68 to snowy and 25 in one day. It's good to be home.
Here are a few more pictures from a hike we took on Sunday in the McDowell Mountains, just east of Phoenix. Dad, this hike looked out over the Superstition Mountains, which is where the Weaver's Needle is. We were looking for it on our hike, but I didn't know what I was looking for until I saw a picture of it later.
I'm jealous that you're wearing shorts outside, but I'm finding comfort in the thought that I'll be doing the same in a month : )
ReplyDeleteWow, shorts, I can't imagine! Daniel talked me into taking the dogs out to Lake Michigan, today, and we sure didn't wear shorts out there! It was nice, though. And a promise of a rattlesnake and/or scorpion doesn't sound inviting, I must say. Furthermore, Mr. Snowbird, looks like you'd better soak up as much of sun and heat as you can, because it's back to winter in the far North! In fact, looks like travel could be hazardous, so maybe you'd better just stay put!
ReplyDeleteNice views. Looks arid.
ReplyDeleteLisa: Where are you going in a month? Or are you hoping K-zoo will be sunny and hot by March?
ReplyDeleteSteve: It was pretty dry, though we got a huge rainstorm Saturday night and saw a lot of arroyos where runoff had washed through the night before.
Mom: Yup, winter's back in full force here in Minneapolis. But when we start to emerge into spring, Phoenix will be flirting with 100 degrees. I'll take a few more months of winter to avoid that.
Amen to that! Can't take that heat. Pictures are really neat! Thank you, and welcome back!
ReplyDeleteIf Kalamazoo is going to be warm and sunny in March, then I just wasted a lot of money. I'm flying down to Florida for a few days with Janell and some of my friends : )
ReplyDeleteWow, those clouds are spectacular!
ReplyDeleteI would like to draw everyone's attention to the fact that I am starting to write on my blog again. You know, in case you wanted to spend MORE time avoiding the things you really should be doing...
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