El Mirage, Arizona
We went for a great hike yesterday with our wonderful friends Dean and Lil in the White Tank Mountains. (The picture below is not mine.)
From Wikipedia:
During seasonal heavy rainfall, accumulated water tends to rush rapidly through the steep canyons, over time scouring out a number of depressions or “tanks” in the white granite near the base of the mountains. These white “tanks” are the source of the mountains’ name.
Dean and Lil have been there many times, and they picked the Waterfall Hike for the day’s journey.
There is much to see…
Including lots of petroglyphs.
Amazing rock formations, both man-made and natural.
You can get an idea of the size of the waterfall area by how small everyone looks at the base.
And here’s a picture of the huge water carved area with a small pool left over from the most recent rain.
There are many memorial benches along the trail. This one struck my heart because Justin was not quite 22 and I love the inscription…
The words are from The Beatles’ song Two of Us.
These kind of hikes are our favorite! So much to see. I love how well they incorporated the man made stairs.
I liked the stairs, too, Lorraine. I guess because Rich was in construction, I often pay more attention to that kind of thing more than natural scenery. 🙂
You’re all in shorts, I’m jealous. And I miss my neighbors!
Good to see you all together and sharing some good times!
We did wear shorts, Sharon. First time in over a week with the cold snap. Weird to run both the furnace and the air conditioner on the same day.
What a gorgeous area! Amazing! Hope it is shorts weather when we play. I should start lotioning now. It is going to take me that long to get these lizard legs non scaly!
It’s looking good for good weather next week, Carol. 🙂