Wow, another sunny morning! I can see why
so many people flock south in the winter.
Enroute to the Cave Creek Desert centre a
short 20 minute drive north we saw the happiest horse ever. It had it’s head stuck out of the side of the
horse trailer going 60 miles an hour down the highway doing a happy-dog impression. It was swinging its head around with glee.
The address listed on the park website took
us to the museum instead of the trail head; however, our 4 mile detour provided
us with a drive through a small desert town subdivision which was interesting
to see. We got ourselves turned around
doing a very old-fashioned thing: turning where the park sign was instead of blindly
trusting the GSP.
To our complete surprise there was a campsite within
this desert park featuring many full-hookup sites. Next time!
The interpretive centre had a small display
of live snakes and spiders just to get you feeling creepy before heading
out. Thankfully, we did not encounter anything
other than a lone turtle in the large outdoor enclosure and one speedy small
lizard-like reptile.
We hiked a very civilized 1 hour return
trail up to an old mine site. Along the
way we were treated to flowering cacti and peaceful desert vistas. Watch out for those ‘road apples’ left by the
rental trail-ride horses!
The pool called our name for the afternoon.
In the later afternoon we headed south into
Phoenix to see an NHL game: Phoenix
Coyotes vs Vancouver Canucks. As
predicted the venue was only half-full and at least half of the fans were
sporting Canucks’ jerseys. Flags out,
jersey’s on – we are ready!
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| Time to refill tank #1. |
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| At 60 miles an hour this was one happy horse! He stuck his head out like a dog. |
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| Inside a dead cactus. |
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| Hmm, wonder what kind of spider lives here?! |
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| Opening of the mine. |
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| Ah, the walking selfie. . .. |
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| Watching the warm-up. |
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| The bear is READY! |
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