 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 |