On Saturday we hiked a trail I've been wanting to try since hearing about it a few months ago. Before the Grand Canyon our group hiked it in training and I missed that day. It's in the Superstition Mountain range and there are a bunch other trails in the area that are new to me that'll be great for future hikes.
Since it rained, and even snowed on the mountains, a week or so ago there were some fun puddles along the way that made it extra fun for the kids. Gary Hinton messaged Rachel Willis he was hiking on Saturday so we joined him. Bea stayed home with Andrew and Rachel brought her mom and Morgan along. Katie wanted to come but had karate.
It looked like the cactus was reaching it's arm out for a hug. :)
This is where the actual spring is, right up at the base of a cliff. The kids caught minnows and brought three home against my recommendation. One of them are still alive. There's a pipe that is under the water and comes out from the mountain with fresh spring water.
There was a scout group ahead of us at the spring and one of them kindly took our group shot. :)
It was about 1 1/2 miles to the spring. Then we took a different way back going down the wash where we could see all the puddles of water. It brought us back to an empty horse corral and a trail that leads to the dirt road where the parking lot was.
It really was a beautiful hike we want to return to some time. Dad hasn't ever done it because it's a new trail. Gary said they put up the trail signs about a year ago, and the trail is well marked now. Look forward to our return to this area. Such a beautiful desert trail area with all those saguaro cactus. Apart from Zara falling and getting a bit scraped up at the end we all had such a positive experience.
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