A Hike Before Heading Down

Climbing the stile

We decided to cut our stay in the high country a few days short because of a coming storm.  After we packed the car and left the cabin we drove to the Grandview Trail and hiked it yet again.  Afterwards we picked up sandwiches and beverages at the Brewer's convenience store at the base of the mountain.  Then it was an hour-and-a-half drive back to the lower desert, where it looks as if we'll be getting some of the stormy weather here, too; there's even a prediction of snow in the higher elevations.

Overcast sky--harbinger of the storm

Juniper-studded landscape

Becca in the ramada

White Sands under a cloudy sky

Cactus growing in rock

Back at the trailhead