We, the four of us, started at 9:00 a.m. Not early but just late enough to take the chill of the air under a partly cloudy sky. The canyon already had numerous hiking groups. Not nearly the popularity the canyon will have in a few weeks. We had a brochure which describes various hikes. Ten+ years we have lived not more than a mile and a half away. In fact if we could throw a rope over the top of RedMountain it would be much less than that. I was so surprised at the number of marked trails and the variety of milage attached to each. We were looking for a before breakfast hike so not much over 1 or 1 and a half miles. I have not been hiking for a few years and was not certain to what level I could handle or for how long.
I cheated and so was not worried about breakfast. Ed has challenges with eyesight when cliffs and heights are involved so we wanted to pick a hike with a moderate trail difficulty. No matter which trail one picked in this canyon the beautfy was certain to exceed expectations. Yet there are always challenges in places for those of us not in condition or trained for some decending trails. I took a few pictures with my new iphone. I must explain that I have never used a phone to take pictures and I also didn't have the manual for the iphone with me. I took 5 and that seemed the limit to which it would respond. Obviously I need to study the capabilities to adjust the camera to meet my needs. I am now.....if I can....going to add them right here and then Rachel and Lisa can critique my work. Thank goodness for the young bright minds in this family. I think they get impatient with the need to repeat for old forgetful brains but I pester and pester. Sort of role reversal after 30 some years if you get my meaning.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Sunday morning in the canyon (Snow)
We had such a fun hike with our friends Lanelle and Allen that I tried out my new pfile:///Users/efuria/Desktop/IMG_0002.jpghone's camera. Now I will try toput some pics on here.file:///Users/efuria/Desktop/IMG_0004.jpgfile:///Users/efuria/Desktop/IMG_0003.jpgfile:///Users/efuria/Desktop/IMG_0004.jpgfile:///Users/efuria/Desktop/IMG_0005.jpg
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