Today we were supposed to move on to 4 days in the Prescott area today but the forecast was for snow and sub-zero temperatures so we canceled our reservations and stayed on in Roosevelt Lake for 2 more days. Next we'll head for Lake Powell in the Glen Canyon Recreation Area. It was cold and blustery today but remains above zero.
This trail was a little different in that it did not start up on a steep uphill. Instead we drove a road past numerous RVs boondocking (it was the weekend) in the desert. From the trailhead we hiked through rolling terrain down into washes and up out again.
Lots of the usual desert birds, including this black-throated sparrow.
Eventually we came up on a flat-topped ridge between two washes. We ran into a herd of cows. We told them to moo-ove on and they did.
In the second wash was an empty corral with a water trough fed by a tank. Because of all the rain the water was spewing out of the tank. Again it had the atmosphere of a spaghetti western. Any time now Clint Eastwood might ride in to find the ranch abandoned. This was Tule Canyon.
From here we ascended into the Superstition Wilderness. You can't tell from this photo but this entire slope
Was covered with lupines and blue dicks and other blue and purple flowers.
Eventually we reached Two Bar Ridge where we met with the Arizona Trail. From here we had a great view
Master of all he surveys
of the valley below
And the mountains of the Superstition Range.
Not sure what this mountain is called but it looks like the Temple of Mordor!
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