This is possibly the last hike before Christmas. We went back to Picket Post but did the other side of the mountain today on the Arizona Trail. Im told the trail runs hundreds of miles from Mexico up to Utah. I will take their word for it. 3 miles out and 3 back was quite enough for me today. Only 500 ft elevation gain but with all the ups and downs through dry river beds and up the side of the mountain I'm sure we did that 3 times over.
Much of the area was burned out this summer but it is alive with colour as Mother Nature recovers.
Don't know what the red ground cover is but it is everywhere and provides a nice burst of colour.
Mrs Claus (my dear wife) joined us on our hike.
Mark came over today with his truck (if you don't own a truck sure is nice knowing someone who does). We hauled our 2 old recliners to the goodwill store. One more load of construction remnants and our yard will stop looking so messy.
Lori and I would like to wish all of you a very merry Christmas and a happy and safe new year. I can tell you that my wish for the new year is no more variants. It is getting increasingly difficult to maintain any sort of optimism that this will ever end. Im starting to feel like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day.
That's it for now. More, no doubt, after Christmas.
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