Last week I hiked the Caliente Hill Trail with my friend, Barb Taylor. I know her from BSF (we were children's leaders together in Tucson, 2004-6). It's been fun to hike with her a few times a year. She knows most of the trails, and often takes me somewhere I've never been. This is one of those places. I loved it, and it will be one of my favorites. I love climbing, and there is plenty of that. And new and different views from other locations where I hike.
I accidentally paused my AllTrails and didn't notice. So Barb sent me her record.
Aqua Caliente is in the Catalinas mountains, close to the Rincons. So the views are to the south and west, mostly.
This is a view of the Catalinas as we hiked in.
the sign at the saddle, where we turned around. The trail continues, but Barb said that gets much more difficult, and not fun (scrambling, which I don't like).
I think this picture is of our toal, the saddle, on top of the far ridge.
We had been talking about Gila monsters, because this is the season. Barb had seen one on the Tanque Verde Ridge trail the week before. I stopped for a bathroom break, and on my way to a secluded spot, I saw this guy walking up the hill. We both got several pictures, but he blends in so well, it's hard to see him. We were both thankful I chose that spot to go looking for a bathroom.
This is the view as we come up from the trailhead. I took a picture of it, because one of those houses belong to friends of ours. I sent her a picture and told her which house I thought was hers. I was right. This is looking southeast, so the mountains are the Rincons (and some of that is Saguaro National Forest, where we often hike).
Again, it was a really fun hike. I am so grateful I can hike like this. My next post will probably be from Spokane, if I get some fun pictures of the grandgirls. We leave May 9th.
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