Another good day for a hike! Rob is umpiring all day at Victory Lane again, so the kids and I went up there to see him for lunch. This place is WAY on the north edge of town - 43rd Avenue & Pinnacle Peak.
We drive right through the Thunderbird Conservation Park on our way to the softball park, so I thought it would be a good day to explore something new. There are several trails that wander all over the Hedgpeth Hills. There really aren't any trees, so definitely not someplace I'd go in the summer! But still interesting.
The only trail map I could find wasn't great, so I'm not sure how long our hike was. My best guess after piecing together our route is about a mile or mile and a half up to the top and then back. So maybe just under three miles total. It took us a little over an hour, going at a 2-year-old's pace. The trails were pretty easy.
We saw some quail, a chipmunk, and of course lizards along the way. The chipmunk was our favorite, and I was happy to get a picture of him stretching like a cat before we inconvenienced him enough for him to run off.
At the top, the view is pretty good! Camelback Mountain (at a weird angle) is to Erin's right, and you can barely see downtown (blending in to South Mountain) to her left. We meant to bring Rob's binoculars, but oh well. We saw everything from the freeway on our way up, right?
On the way home, we stopped at Baskin Robbins for some ice cream. The kids got to use the gift certificates Grandma & Grandpa gave them for Valentine's Day!
I hope this awesome weather lasts...
3 comments:
wow--you are brave taking the kids out for a hike all by yourself. Sounds like a lot of fun! What an awesome mom.
We were there that day too, but we got a late start and Josie quickly decided it was nap time. So, we didn't do a whole lot of hiking. But a nice place and definately somewhere we will go again soon. Before it gets too hot.
How fun!! Rob's umpiring gives you guys the opportunity to hike some places where you probably normally wouldn't. I hope this nice weather lasts too!!! It's supposed to be really warm this week, though... ugh!
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