Lousley Hill

We've "discovered" a new regional park here in the Phoenix area. The regional parks are run by Maricopa county. Usery Park, of which we've written before, is a regional park. Lately we've been visiting McDowell Mt. Park which is near Fountain Hills, almost due north of us. You can't get there directly though as the Salt River only has a couple of bridges over it. It's about a 30 minute ride from our place. A nice trail in the park is the Lousley (not "lousy") Hill Trail. It's only about 1.2 miles round trip and climbs about 300', but the climb is pretty much all in one short spurt. The views from the top are really nice!

	Karen at the start of the trail. That's Lousley Hill behind her.
	Example of the wildlife along the trail. This critter is a Horned Lizard.
	Part of the 360 degree view from the top of Lousley Hill.