Today's Hike

We've had some really great weather here in Mesa the last few days, sunny and low to mid 70's. Today we went to Usery Park and hiked the Cat Peaks/Pass Trail. This trail is a loop about 3 miles long that's fairly flat with several wash crossings and one short but steep section to the top of the pass. We can tell that the desert is getting ready to bloom. The ocotillos have leaves on them and the ground is covered with small green plants that look like grass. We'll make sure to get out and take some pictures when the bloom begins and post them. The trail was crowded today. Of course on this trail that means we saw about a dozen other hikers, 3 mountain bikers and 6 people on horseback. A regular traffic jam it was ;)

Karen and an ocotillo. You can see people on horseback rounding a bend behind her. Click here to read about the ocotillo.