Saturday, February 1 and Sunday, February, 2, 2014
After coffee, showers, taking on water and emptying tank, filling up propane, gas and doing some Wally groceries, we were on our way toward Wickenburg on Highway 93. No plans where to stay yet, so when we saw a sign for this camp, we decided to check it out and what a find it was. Payed for two nights. The view was fantastic and there were only a couple other campers there. The second day it was cooler which made it for perfect hiking conditions. And hike we did. Gone for about three hours and almost 3 miles, but they certainly tested our footing skills as we made our way down a very steep wall to the creek below. Felt proud of our accomplishment and lucky to have made it down without incident. Relaxed, took in the view and had a great BBQ to finish the day.
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| Our great find for a two night stay |
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| Amazing site on the hill overlooking the cliffs across the Borro Crek |
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| Settled in |
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| Across the creek |
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| Very layered rock |
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| The bridge span over Burro Creek that we crossed earlier |
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| Last sunlight on the mountais |
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| He stared us down |
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| That's why there is a fence around the camp |
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| Up before the sunrise to catch the first rays of the morning |
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| This was one of the few places we had actually seen water in a stream |
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| Looking back to the campground |
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| They even had a small desert garden with a variety of cacti |
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| A 'soldier' on cliff edge |
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| A great view of the bridge, creek and the campground. We're at the arrow. |
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| Tucked into the hillside |
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Grace saw a can under stones and saw that it was a geocash tin, people
find these using a GPS. |
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| Worked our way along the rim for a few miles and had this great view. |
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| One could walk anywhere but had to be very conscious of the 'biting' cacti |
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| Definite line in the rocks |
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| Perfect spot to rest and take it all in |
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| We're liken the lichen |
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| Perched on the edge |
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| Some of the saguaros can weigh up to 6 tons. |
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| That's some prickly fish-hook cactus |
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This round hole in the rock was formed by stones swirling in the water before it ran
over the edge. |
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| These feet were made for walking |
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| Grace shares a moment with a silent friend |
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Instead of taking a very long walk back to camp, we decided to make a steep vertical descent down the cliff.
Every step had to be planted firmly without slipping on the loose rock. |
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| Didn't want to start on this part |
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| This was our way down to the creek. Very steep and not the best footing. |
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| It was one step at a time |
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| Almost at the bottom |
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| Bone remains from someone that didn't make it? |
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| A beaver that couldn't make up his mind on where to chew! |
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| Next challenge was to keep our feet dry as we had to find a way across the creek |
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| The bamboo pole sure came in handy here. No splash this time. Whew! |
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| Always had an eye for that special rock |
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| Someone had a sense of humour. A desert snowman? |
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| Even had our own path to the washroom |
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| Our decent route was on the right, just below the power lines |
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| These two guys were soaking up the sun to keep warm on this cool day. Masters of blending in. |
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| Almost BBQ time! |
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| A Saguaro sunset |
1 comment:
Mom was over and she saw ALL your awesome photos. She says Hi. they are all beautiful :)
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