A beautiful dawn!
Got out for a ride that as usual, included Woodland Ave where a group of miniature horses had gathered.
One strolled over to say hello.
A two day rain event moved through and behind it…..
….Snow! Not on the front range but beyond.
Kind of a cool day so decided to hike to Maiden Pools, up Ventana Canyon. The trail head is about 1/2 mile from home to very convenient. There are 12 wash crossings with no water in the first but the next had plenty of water.
As I crossed each, the water became deeper. At one crossing, a rock on which I was standing, suddenly pivoted and a foot got wet. I ran into a couple, descending and asked, “How many more crossings are there?” They said 3 but actually it was 5 and the last was pretty sketchy.
Then, a pretty good climb ensued with great views to the southwest.
Pretty steep was the climb.
Reaching the top of the climb, I looked back into the canyon and wondered if the water was rising, additional runoff from the recent rain. Fortunately no although I did slip once again on my return.
The final obstacle was remembering to duck under the arm of this saguaro. Finished with 5.5 miles and 1300′ of climbing. Good day.