Met the group at the Trailhead at 10 am. Went hiking on the "Hieroglyphics Trail" up into the Superstition Mountain Range...(about 25 miles northeast of here). Had a group of about 15 (3 of whom I met last Thursday at the trivia contest)... Lots of cactus, lots of rocks, not too difficult climb (about a 4 out of 10 in difficulty... no ropes or rock scaling)... Breathtaking scenery (got a bunch of pictures, will download and email them to my faithful readers seperately). Was about 41 degrees when I left the house, but by the time we started hiking I had peeled down to shorts and a sleeveless t-shirt... (bright sun, near 70...typical Arizona winter...YES!)...
Met some very interesting folks on the journey up the trail...One from New Jersey (of course! she was from Sussex), two from Oregon (one guy said Arizona is the farthest east he has ever been!), one from North Carolina and one from San Antonio, Texas... And two people actually from Arizona!! The trail ended at a gorgeous mountain pool and babbling brook (run-off from the higher peaks) where hieroglyphics from the ancient Indian tribes were still visible on the rocks surrounding the pool... Took some group photos and sat for awhile just getting to know each other...(water was crystal clear and cold)... On the way down I was in between Mary Ellen and Mark both of whom are golfers...(in fact, Mary Ellen works at a golf course in the Scottsdale area)...so we exchanged email addresses and we hope to get out for a round or 2 or 20 in the near future... also met Steve from Oregon who heard the golf conversation and joined the email group...
Worked up a pretty good sweat on the hike but made it up and down without incident...(good thing because this trail was really out in the boonies---thank you GPS)...Trail was a little more difficult coming down (loose rocks and shaky footholds) but it was fun...Spent the rest of the day listening to the game on the radio (found the AM station for Westwood One who broadcasts the games) Giants-Eagles started at 11 am so I didn't have a chance to watch it but I listened to the whole game...(it was just too damn nice out to sit inside)... Congrats to Philly and Pittsburgh and major condolences to my Giant fan friends...
Speaking of which...the Cardinals are hosting the Championship Game next week in Glendale... I went on line right after the game to see about a ticket...HA! sold out in SIX minutes! there aren't even single tickets available anywhere and nothing under $500.00. So I will probably don my Cardinals gear and seek some fans at a local watering hole next Sunday (Plenty of room on the bandwagon, Philly haters)...
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