In Arizona we are encouraged to get outside and be healthy. Campgrounds are open, so this meant that we were legally allowed to camp and hike.
We are amazed that there is a location within an hour's drive us of that is almost precisely what we enjoy. Very few people go there. Sometimes in a day of hiking and camping we will see two or three people. Sometimes we will see "buzzers" (OHVs), but mostly in this area we see folks who are cycling on trails.
And from about 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. it is empty, and we are alone with the desert.
Here is a video of us getting to a new spot we had identified. You need a 4-wheel drive high clearance vehicle to get there, as you can see:
We were there five days and five nights. Took five hikes. Five miles each. High five!
The desert was in full bloom. Beautiful wildflowers:
The hikes were fun. We hike about three hours a day, all that our old joints will allow. For the five days we had an elevation gain of over half a mile.
We are in this photo too. Have to look hard to find us.
One afternoon a storm came out of nowhere. High winds, dark clouds. Lasted an hour. That will happen, without warning almost. Not predicted. We were glad we weren't in a tent because the winds were rocking the teardrop camper. But was beautiful:
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