I hiked up to Romero Pools this morning with my folks; it’s a bit of an uphill slog through a stunning canyon to where there’s water after rain or snow melt. Since it’s a weekend, we got an early start and initially saw just a few people; but on the way back, we must’ve passed 150 people on the trail, out to see the water and amazing wildflower display.
Here’s the view going up into the canyon; you can see a bit of melting snow on the mountain tops:
Here’s some wildflowers….
…and more flowers along the trail….
….and, looking to the northwest to all the over-development northwest of Tucson, towards Ironwood National Monument…..more flowers….
Here’s mom on the trail, at this point there’s some elevation gain and the cactus gives way to shrubby oak trees:
And here’s my dad; I guess he’s feeling pretty good about being able to easily hike up and down steep mountains at age 73. I should be so lucky when I’m that age!
Soon it will be way too hot to do any daytime hiking. And all the flowers and water will be gone. Get out to hike and see the flowers while you can!
