Another weekend hike down south! Woohoo!!!!

Today was another cold day in Flag. So we headed south to hike trails on the south side of Phoenix. Despite the gale-force winds, we enjoyed the sun and fabulous views of the city after climbing over 800 ft on the Telegraph Pass Trail and National Trail to various lookout points! Another fun day with my favorite guys!

A view southward at the top of Telegraph Pass! Now to set off on the National Trail. What this picture does not show is how windy it actually is. 

Red-orange blooms on my fav, the ocotillo. 

The boys are trying to tell you that they are going to fly away in the wind! 



A view of West Phoenix. 





Views from Holbert Lookout

A view of downtown Phoenix

Snack time! 

I love this picture. Cool clouds and cacti! 

A dust Devil looking south back on Telegraph Trail hiking up to Telegraph Pass lookout. 

Telegraph Pass Lookout







Looking back toward downtown Phoenix from Telegraph pass lookout. 



At the top! 

The boys looking south. 

A furry visitor at the lookout. 

More dust Devil action! So cool! 

Petroglyphs! 



You may need to zoom in on the pics to better see these glyphs! 

After 5.5 miles, a yummy tailgate picnic! (Notice the giant container of pretzels!)