50 year trail, Catalina State park

50 year trail, Catalina State park

Howdee all,

While at Catalina State Park, Jeff and I decided to hike the  50 year trail.

The last time we went on this trail it was with our mountain bikes.

You can see how rocky it is..we walked our bikes in many areas..

   And got a flat because of the cactus thorns..

    So this morning we decided we would do the 6 mile hike…figuring it would take a few hours.

   But the two hours turned into over five..

   We brought plenty of water..but no lunch

   I was starting to look at the Prickly pear for food..OUCH

   Grassy area at the plateau

   You can see housing developments in North Catalina..

   The trail got a bit confusing in a few areas..

   But its hard to get lost here..

   It just took a bit longer than expected to finish the trail

   Because ..Jeff took a spur..that took us up part of the Sutherland trail…

And I was grumbling because I was hungry..and preferred not to go out of our way..

   So we doubled back..

Check out these red grasses in the dry wash…

And I grumbled some more about how we should have followed the wash like I had wanted to….

    But…now.. I was happy to be going the right direction…next time I will pack a lunch..

I will be prepared for the unexpected…

I could have hiked longer…

It was a beautiful day

And there was water in the wash..

and I could have looked for awesome rocks..or gold or treasures..but ..I was hungry…and food became my focus….

I still took time and enjoyed the scene…And the bright red bird… And then home…to my very late lunch….   

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