Category: Parks

Doing a small amount of hiking today on a shortcut on Yetman trail we came across a few caves. One had some really good petroglyphs. There were several other caves most seemed to be shallow. One seemed to be a littl deeper and I did not have sufficient lighting to see how much further it went. There were bees in the cave with the petroglyphs. Probably seeing moisture. The trail to the caves does not look like a game trail and is easy to follow but no markings.

We spent a few days up at Grand Canyon NP. Hiked all the paved rim trails except for a short section on the Hermits Rest section. Basically, most everything from Hopi Point to South Kaibab Trail Head. Here are some photos from the various spots along those trails. A lot of the photos are panoramas. The method is to turn the camera vertical take a sweep of photos then stich them together. I used a Canon 5Dmk4 camera and a Canon 24-70 L2 lenses for all the wide field shots. The telephoto shots were a Canon 60D with a Canon75-300. The phots are in order as you come in from the east entrance. Click to embiggin.

4/26/23 Wednesday, we hiked up to Wasson peak. At 4,687ft it is the highest point in Saguaro NP West. We did the loop trails with a distance of just under 8 miles. King Canyon, Wasson, Sandero, Norris, and then Gould Mine back to the start. I actually though this might be a challenge hike but in spite of its elevation gain, I was not all that fatigued at the end. A really fun experience with a great hiking partner. Really looking forward to more. Click on photos to embiggin. You can google the trail for more info.