Dry High Country Hike

From our road this morning

Dr. K, Willow and I drove the Sunspot Highway in order to do a Rim Trail hike; we did a few hours on T-105 and T-105A.  The weather was pleasant:  high 50s, sunny with little wind.  We had the whole place to ourselves.  What could be better?

View from Haynes Canyon Vista, elevation 8900 feet

Willow and Dr. K at the base of an enormous Ponderosa pine

Dandelion

Willow and Dr. K

We went left

Pines

Aspens and pines

This & next:  trees to the sky

 

This & next:  Willow enjoying the high country

This & next:  no ID

Bear spray

Aspens

Tree hole

Pines and aspens

Willow and elderly man

Willow leading the way

Old aspen