Today Dennis and I hiked up Wilson's Mountain, named because Wilson's body was found here after he froze to death.
Lots of warning signs! Lucky for us - too cold for snakes to be moving fast and bears are supposed to be hibernating.
It was a stunning hike with plenty of vertical ascent - the cardiologist dream. And of course, what goes up, must come down. There was lots of vertical descent - the orthopedic surgeons dream.
Very rocky with sharp edges.
So beautiful, in every direction.
This hike was rated as hard and it was. The first part was extremely steep up. Clumb...climb...pant...pant...gasp...gasp.
This was the turn around point. We had lunch and enjoyed the beautiful scenery.
The trail itself, was covered in ball-bearing type, loose rocks. It was so easy to go sliding. And I did. I sorta slid down on the trail. Good thing I have adequate padding back there. The scenery was worth all the effort.
At one point, the clouds started rolling in. It was supposed to rain/snow after 3:00 pm so we didn't want to get caught in a storm. We made sure we were done by about 2:00 pm.
The last part of the trail, coming down,
A happy Dennis who was relieved to have survived this challenging day.
I decided after I cleaned up, I decided to do some sight-seeing (mostly shopping). I would rather walk around after a big hike. Seems to loosen my legs up. I think Dennis played either bridge or poker on line or maybe even took a well deserved nap.
I like the art work in Sedona. This bronze was at the entrance to the Uptown area of Sedona.
We were back at Renes for dinner and we ordered the Bananas Foster.
Heaven on a plate!
Bravo!
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