Rim Trail Yet Again

Visitors to our property this morning

Dr. K, Willow and I made the long drive to the section of the Rim Trail that starts on the road to the Sunspot Solar Observatory; we've done this trail several times in the past, once about three weeks ago.

It was beautiful out there this morning, and all three of us enjoyed the trek enormously.  We did a few extra miles today, but we held up pretty well even though the high altitude got to us several times requiring a few extra breaks.

Early morning moon

Sacramento Mountains

 

Start of our Rim Trail hike

This & next:  sky with clouds

Leaning pine

Willow

Common Mullein

Bee on New Mexican Thistle

Artsy flowers

We're head to the right

Mexican Silene

This & next:  Dr. K and Willow

Twin trunks of the Aspen below

Large Aspen with twin trunks

This & next:  vista from the trail

This & next 2:  Willow on grassy trail

What a pleasant morning

Come, Willow

Blue Vervain

This & next:  Wils on break

Because we've encountered bears on this trail

Willow and me beside a very tall Ponderosa Pine