We didn’t get to hike the peak last weekend when we camped there, so the other mom and I took off early yesterday morning to go hike the peak.
The weather was perfect, the company was lovely, the hike was hard, and it was a day well-spent. And we both were happy to stop and take pictures occasionally, so that worked out well!
The moon over the rock, and over the saddle:
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Small plants along the way:
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One very big plant along the way:
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The views:
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And because no desert photo collection is complete without a cactus skeleton, one shot from a hike at South Mountain earlier in the week:
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