Happy Birthday Adam Hike: The Might and Majesty of Nature

 

As always, the humans took way too long to get ready :/

 

Joshua Trees - Really

 

 

This is Mt. Wilson.  To the left is First Creek Canyon, which we hiked

on Thursday.  Friday we headed to Bee Hive Knoll, the little "pimple" all

the way over to the right.  We hiked back around the BHK and came

out the other side.  It was about 23 miles or so.  Adam said 4, but I

am pretty sure he was lying.  Fortunately Adam had to stop and

stretch periodically which gave Pat and me time to catch up.

He is gradually learning to double or triple his hiking time estimates.

 

This is a conglomerate layer that is common in Red Rock Canyon,

hence the name.

 

Nature's own little Rock Garden.

 

Check out the root from that tree over on the right!

 

Almost indistinguishable from the shade he is lying in, if you look

closely, you will see Oscar waiting....again....for his humans. 

 

 

It was so interesting to see the changes in vegetation as we hiked.

Around behind BHK and up, there was a "forest";

 

green and lush-

 

with a lovely little creek.



 

 

 

The dominant cactus is the cholla, pronounced "choya".

 

 

 

"Dancing Cholla"

 

 

"Tortured Tree"

 

 

"Joshua Tree Forest"

The blue grey shrubbery is black brush, also a dominant plant in Red Rocks.

 

This hike is 3 or 4 minutes by car from the house.  When we got back

we pretty quickly changed clothes and went to work in the yard.

Trimming, repairing, looking, planning, moving things (rocks)

and basically doing our garden things, until LeAnna got

home. 

 

THEN, we went out for the evening!  All in all, this was

about 3 days activity for Dad and me and when we

went to bed, well, let's just say we slept well!!

 

Dad has landscape and Fremont St. pictures (although there were

some "sites" on Fremont St. that did not get recorded).

 

We TRUELY wish that all of you could enjoy the weather we

are having.  I wish I could bottle it and sent it your way!!

 

Miss you, Love you, stay warm and safe.

Mom