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it is not a hard trail; our fitbits logged this as a five mile round trip |
a bird...he was different so click to enlarge |
it is always amazing to see these |
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it is not a hard trail; our fitbits logged this as a five mile round trip |
a bird...he was different so click to enlarge |
it is always amazing to see these |
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So is it safe or not |
and here we go...after reading those signs you can guarantee we will be careful. The trail to the canyon is only .5 miles down and there are no clouds in the sky...so we will be good. |
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a beautiful day to be outside |
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you can see the snow capped mountains of Mt. Lemmon in the distance. (click on any picture to enlarge) |
Down in Tanque Verde Canyon |
Trying to find a trail upstream to the big waterfalls |
As far as I could get trying to climb vertical |
The "trail" going up |
The wise woman decided to play it safe |
Coming down, I spent most of the time on my butt |
Smug and safe |
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The failure coming back |
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Until the next trail |
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first, you have to forge the stream...we found some logs and rocks to get across on; otherwise you have to take off your shoes and roll up the pants. |
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the next challenge---a lot of these stairs |
after the stairs, we ran into a very rocky path; sometimes it was hard to see where the trail led :) Click on any picture to enlarge it |
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elevation gain is somewhere around 1,200 on this hike, so that is a whole lot of climbing; however, it was worth it because the views were beautiful |
yes, you have to watch your step while taking in the view |
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Still climbing |
A natural campsite on a ridge sheltered from the wind |
Watch out for pricks on the trail |
several types of flowers were blooming in February at 6,000 feet. See the red bark? |
Trying to make an arty shot while eating a sandwich and composing the overture for new opera. |
some snow higher up |
on the ridge, the hiking was much easier |
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yes, that is the trail |
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Lots of nice plants on the hike |
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up and evidently down |
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there's our peek at the waterfall...now have to do some research to see if any trails will take us there; it was huge; bet is is amazing up close and personal |
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small falls at the pools |
Let's head back to the car. |