October 13, 2021

Picacho Peak

Picacho Peak State Park Picacho, Arizona

My morning walk was along the sidewalks of Green Valley.

We traveled today just a short distance to Picacho.  The state park here is beautiful.  I love saguaro cactus.  We had lunch and then prepared for a hike.

We hiked a good portion of the Sunset Vista Trail.  It is a trail of moderate difficulty consisting of some loose rock with lots of ascending and descending steps.  It was a good hike and not too hard.  The day was gorgeous and the scenery equally so. 

This evening we packed our taco salads and took them to the Sunset Vista Trailhead.  We ate and watched the day come to an end. 

This was part of the Juan ….Looking out over the rather desolate landscape, it is hard to imagine settlers coming across the desert.  The lack of food and water and the rocky and dangerous landscape made this a very formidable challenge.