Out of bed this morning at 5AM, gotta beat that record-breaking heat we are supposed to have today. I went over to hike the Sunrise peak in the McDowell Mountains, just a quick 5 minute drive from my house.
This time of year, if you want to hike locally, ya gotta do it early.
Once on top, you can see forever in all directions, this looking down into Fountain Hills.
And here you see Camelback mountain and Downtown Phoenix behind it.
The hike back down is equally rewarding, because you have the views that were at your back all the way up.
I call this rock formation Grizzly Bear Rock.
Look what I found in my garage shortly after I got back this morning. Scared the bejesus out of me! After the intial shock, I coaxed her onto a dustpan and redeposited her into the desert.
This is a great hike for those of you in the Phoenix area. It is about 2 miles up to the top, which for this obese person only took 45 minutes. So call it 4 round trip. I started at 5:30 and was done easily before 7 AM. Had plenty of time to go swimming!
DD
