Trailhead sign |
Alien something |
Pleasing Fungus Beetle |
P. F. Beetle after landing on me |
No flash |
Flash |
The hike was mainly through burned out area in the process of natural revegetation |
View from above the switchbacks |
Majestic (but otherwise dead) tree near the crest of Aztec Peak |
View towards Roosevelt Lake and Four Peaks |
Panorama near the top of the trail |
Donna taking in the view |
Trail ID on tree stump |
Yep |
I took the pic just before realizing someone had spelled out "AZTEC" with rocks |
Agave and view to northwest |
Yep |
Panorama from firetower |
Another panorama from firetower |
Donna resting in Fred Flinstone's easy chair |
Lunch break at the top |
View southeast |
Closeup view showing rugged Sierra Ancha peaks |
View to the south |
Towards one of the worst burn areas |
Cloud build-up...time to head off the mtn top |
Firetower |
Heading down the way we came |
These guys again...flash photograph |
Without flash |
Dew drops |
Inside of a dandelion puffball |
Dandelion puffball |
Charred bark |
Another bizzare bug |
Close-up |
Moth party |
Not too happy I'm photgraphing the party |
Burnt area in process of revegetating |
Fungus on a stump |
Apple orchard below Aztec Peak |
Employing the whack-stick method of apple harvesting |
Fruits of her labor |
Ancient Chinese characters carved into the bark |
Back to the trailhead parking area |
Vista from somewhere along Workman Creek Road |
The heliopad formerly known as the Flat Tire site |
Storms building behind the Sierra Anchas |
Parker Creek area |
Close up of Parker Creek area |
Crested saguaro |
Upstream of Roosevelt Lake |