Try to hold that pose! We took a 4-mile or so loop as our introduction to this area north of Saguaro National Park East.A large concentration of saguaros!This looks out of a western movie where an iconic saguaro was stuck on the hillside for a good silhouette.Line ’em up…barrel, cholla, saguaro.We went back on Dec 15th to do the 7 Falls trail which was very lush after the Saturday rain. This contrail seemed to make the falls continue upwards.Little Gumby says this is his favorite trail…there are 7 stream crossing which adds some excitement but you follow the stream all the way to and from the falls.Back to the condo for this sunset view.
The moon is still hovering in the sky when we start this hike at 8:30. We joined a Sabino Canyon hiking group for this hike that starts at Loewe’s Ventana Canyon Resort.This seemed like a perfect saguaro in a perfect setting!The views looking back on Tucson were pretty amazing! We hiked over a 1,100 feet elevation gain…definitely ready for a hot tub after this!Polished rocks and pools of water glisten in the sun.On our way down, this puffy little cloud seemed to want its picture taken…it is like a dot on an i.We went back to the Loews Resort to enjoy an evening with hot cider and a dance performance. We caught this sunset on the drive over.
This Saguaro has supposedly over 30 arms – it was quite the condo for birds and you can see one perched on the top.We had a great hike to Romero Pools and then hung out for the second Saturday concert in the park which was good music.The setting sun took our attention away from the music.Majestic!Colors in every direction – these are the Catalinas!It kept getting better and better! The full moon kept us company on our drive back to the condo.
Green River Campground – sunset while listening to a ranger talk on NPS. They had slept in 51 parks…while stargazing that evening by the river in campsite #77, we figured we had slept in 39 national park sites. The stars and Milky Way were incredible and it was warm enough evening to enjoy lingering and appreciating the Enormity-of-it-All.After picnicking at Echo Park overlook, we hiked to Harpers Corner Overlook spectacular viewpoint. Not the distance of our Green River to Desert Voices to Sound of Silence hike yesterday, but very enjoyable. This overlooks the confluence of the Green and Yampa rivers.Camping by the Yampa river, we had this spectacular sunset. Stargazing again was wonderful. We felt refreshed from splashing around in the river before dinner.An early morning hike on the Yampa. What a sight!We spent a couple nights near Steamboat Springs and hiked Rabbit Ears Pass, where this photo was taken.
Dowd Mt Overlook and Picnic area was the perfect spot. We absorbed the view during wine o’clock, fixing dinner and lingering until the stars came out. We set up a dispersed camp a 1/4-mile or so away.The panorama on a clear wind free day.Great color and reflections!We saw sheep in Sheep Creek Canyon area and asked this one to pose for us.We strolled around this pond on the way to the Flaming Gorge Dam. Fall colors dotting the hillsides and peaceful reflections.
South of Laramie and near the highest point of I-80, we spent a few nights exploring this area around Vedavoo.We motored the MINI right onto the rocks for a this dispersed camp site with some great views.Some very interesting rock formations.We hiked up the canyon and saw these other climbers on the far side to give us a sense of scale.Further west in the Medicine Bow National Forest, we hiked to Lost Lake.Lost Lake is gorgeous!And we saw this moose in both directions.Back to the campsite at Sugarloaf to enjoy the sunset and wine o’clock. Amazing stars with an almost full moon coming out before we crawled into the tent.Libby or Lewis Lake – great spot for morning coffee!
So we motored the MINI up to Evergreen in May to house-sit for some friends…They thought we would enjoy their view of Mt Evans…They wanted their felines Polly n Vlad to have some company…We enjoyed the wildlife that wandered by in the morningSome great hikes with more good views.Lots of deer. we also saw elk, a couple foxes along with lots of chipmunks and squirrels.Wildflowers blooming like these lovely pasque flowers.The weather got warm enough to enjoy the patio and sunset view.A couple interesting storms and sunsets made it a very pleasant stay. Thanks for the opportunity.
