Joyce and Albert, Don and I went on a nice hike today. We saw wagon tracks that are deeply etched into the rocks from mule pulled carts of the first settlers coming to the area. I can't even imagine doing that journey in the heat and unforgiving vegetation here!
Later on we trekked on further on Perlite Trail. We walked past some gorgeous views to an area full of boulders and caves. Some areas had white rocky cliffs where you could find Apache Tears, small glass like formations. These geological stones are formed as hot lava cools. They are found encased in perlite, a mica like white substance.
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| Wagon Tracks trail head. |
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| Deep grooves from the numerous wagons. |
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| Weavers Needle is in the far distance. |
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| Caves in the perlite, where Apache Tears can be found. |
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| People are digging out rocks from these columns. Eventually the whole thing could/will collapse! |
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| Smaller caves in sandstone (reddish) rocks. |
It was a great day for a hike. The temperature was just right with a slight breeze. And, the cacti were in full bloom! Gorgeous!
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| A big bunch of hedge hog cactus with their iridescent fuchsia blossoms! |
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| Prickly pear cactus in bloom. Notice all the other buds ready to open. |
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| Each blossom only lasts a day. |
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