Day 19 - October 29, 2019
Today was a day of hiking. We started with a 1.8 mile hike to the top of Sugarloaf Mountain, the highest point in Chiricahua National Monument at 7310 ft. It was a beautiful day for hiking, and certainly beautiful surroundings.
The are not many flowers still blooming but I found a few.
There is a fire lookout at the top.
Of course Wilbur waiting patiently in the parking lot
Then on to the next hike... here why don’t I just include a description you can read for yourself:
Bob will have to add commits, I was too busy trying to breath to take pictures🥴
Bob says... It's going to be hard to select just a few pictures! This park is a real gem!! You can read about all the geology online, but the fact that you can actually hike through all of the spectacular rock features makes it a very special place.
The balanced rocks seem to defy gravity
and the forces of wind and water have created sculptured passages
and the columns are spectacular!
It took us 2-1/2 hours to complete this hike, and even though it was beautiful, we were glad to find the trailhead and Wilbur waiting patiently for us!
Then back down the amazing road around the hillsides (and sheer drop offs!)
As a reward for our efforts, we got these pins for hiking at least 5 miles on the Monument's trails.
This is a VERY nice campground! Dry camping for a couple days is very easy to do here. We hate to leave in the morning, but there must be more adventures out there!
The are not many flowers still blooming but I found a few.
There is a fire lookout at the top.
Of course Wilbur waiting patiently in the parking lot
Then on to the next hike... here why don’t I just include a description you can read for yourself:
Bob will have to add commits, I was too busy trying to breath to take pictures🥴
Bob says... It's going to be hard to select just a few pictures! This park is a real gem!! You can read about all the geology online, but the fact that you can actually hike through all of the spectacular rock features makes it a very special place.
The balanced rocks seem to defy gravity
and the forces of wind and water have created sculptured passages
and the columns are spectacular!
It took us 2-1/2 hours to complete this hike, and even though it was beautiful, we were glad to find the trailhead and Wilbur waiting patiently for us!
Then back down the amazing road around the hillsides (and sheer drop offs!)
As a reward for our efforts, we got these pins for hiking at least 5 miles on the Monument's trails.
This is a VERY nice campground! Dry camping for a couple days is very easy to do here. We hate to leave in the morning, but there must be more adventures out there!
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