Rim Trail Road

Becca and Dr. K at the end of our property

About a mile along the Rim Trail out of Parking Area 4 Dr. K, Becca and I explored a meadow we hadn't noticed before.  At the far end of the meadow was a two-lane road that didn't look well traveled.  We explored that road for several miles before turning around and heading back to the trail.  It was a new adventure that provided a lot of interesting scenery; and we were fortunate enough to happen upon a Sphinx Moth probing  with its proboscis an unopened thistle.

Helianthus and kids

Along the Rim Trail

The road we discovered

Sphinx Moth using its proboscis on a thistle

Same moth, same thistle

Huge fire ring

Examining a campsite

A tree that looks totally out of place in its surroundings

It couldn't be a Chinese Elm, could it?

Heading back on our new-found road

Indian Paintbrush

Daisies