More Swimming and Hiking

Thu Feb 24

Southern Exposure of Superstition Mountains

View Along Trail

One of the "Smoother" Sections of the Trail

At the End of the Trail

The Hieroglyphic Spring Pools and City of Gold Canyon in Distance

Check Out the Many Petroglyphs

You See the Birds.. Find the Chipmunk

Home Near Trailhead

Yesterday we kind of laid back and took it easy with some time spent swimming and sunbathing at the pool. This morning we took a hike into the Superstition Wilderness on the Hieroglyphic Trail on the South side of the Superstition Mountains. This was a 3-mile hike with about 600 feet of elevation gain and it took us about two and one-half hours. As has been the case on nearly all hikes we have taken the trails are very rough and rocky. Good hiking shoes are a must. It was sunny but slightly cool and we saw some pretty new scenery. At the end of the trail there were many prehistoric petroglyphs and a tiny spring that flowed into a couple of pools in the rocks. Near the trail head in the foothills there were a number of beautiful, typical desert homes. Then (it seems like a broken record) we spent the late afternoon at the pool. You could not imagine a more perfect facility and we love it! To add to the fun we got in early enough that, at dusk we finally got to see the owl that has been hooting almost every night while we were in the pool fly from palm tree to palm tree. He was good sized and we could clearly see his face.