Take a Hike!

No, I don't mean in a bad way, not in a "get the heck out of here" way. I mean, let's go for a hike at the White Tank Mountains? What do you say?

We set out around 11am this morning, the White Tank Mountains Regional Park is only 11 mins from base and it's such a beautiful area, filled with trails of all kinds, little nooks and crannies, Saguaro Cactus as far as the eye can see, and even a little waterfall.

So come with me and I'll take you on the hike, it was a beautiful day, 72 degrees, a light breeze and tons of other families hiking and walking with their pets.

We picked the Waterfall Trail which is 0.5 miles long and home to Petroglyph Plaza. I tell you, seeing those up close is just absolutely amazing. If only I knew what they meant.

Getting higher into the mountain and closer to the waterfall. This waterfall is dry unless there's been a lot of rain lately, luckily for us, last week was filled with rainy days.

One of the tanks filled with water, we found out that this is what gives the White Tank Mountains their name........the tanks of water found throughout the park.

Getting to the waterfall was fun, to say the least, we had to climb over rocks and water tanks.

The park has worked hard at making a lot of the place more accessible, up until about a year or so ago, these rock stairs did not exist.

Time to stop for some photographs with the beautiful scenery behind, I just love the ones of daddy and kids.

Of course mommy and daddy were having a lot of fun too....sorry it's a bit blurry.

Stunning HUGE HUGE Saguaro Cactus, you have no idea how tall these things are. Actually if you click on one of the thumbnails above, there is a photo of me and the kids next to one, we look tiny.

Moss was everywhere and I just had to snap a picture, it's such a rich green color, gorgeous.

It was a wonderful day, for only $6 per vehicle to get in for the day and so much to explore, it's one of those inexpensive ways to have fun with the family. If you're ever around the area, be sure to check it out.

I leave you with a view of Phoenix from the White Tank Mountains....the smog is horrible, look at that brown cloud over the area

Day at the Park!

The weather has been kinda iffy here lately, one day it's really hot and sunny and the next day it's cooler, dark clouds and huge thunderstorms. The kids are having a hard time being cooped up inside the house for so many hours, so it's off to the park when the opportunity arises.

That's what we did this past weekend, I took them to one of the base parks while Curt was on weekend duty.

Not much going on here today, like I said earlier in my Slow Cooking Thursday post, my computer conked out again, I think my hard drive is old and it's starting to go, so next move will be to buy a new one but until then I'll have to put up with this one pms'ing every once in a while.

We went to the library this morning for the reading program and learned about Pollination from one of the base biologists, I have to say that it was interesting but the poor man made it so boring, I may have almost nodded off to sleep a couple times. I feel awful.

Anyway, I'm off to continue messing with the computer and make sure all my stuff is backed up, I've now lost it twice and it's becoming not only frustrating but very annoying.

Hope you're all having a great day, stay cool wherever you are! My thoughts and prayers go out to all the families in Texas who were hit by Dolly and to those in New Hampshire hit by a deadly storm.