Hiking the Black Mesa Loop

Curt and '40 some' other hikers walked into the Superstitions on a beautiful Friday morning. We did this same hike in February 2011. Interesting to see how we viewed Black Mesa Loop last winter. I say we as I went along last February for part of the hike. Here are some of Curt's photos from 2012.

 a beautiful blue sky 

 a stately ocotillo,

also known as desert coral, coachwhip, Jacob's staff, & vine cactus

 a unique saguaro

a hillside of saguaros

 another interestingly shaped saguaro

 Val, Nancy & Dan

 Debbie & Curt playing camera tag in Garden Valley

 the reason for the name Black Mesa

 volcanic output

 Weaver's Needle and another saguaro

 another interesting saguaro

 walking in the desert

 view of Weaver's Needle

 doesn't that look like a lizard,

head on the right, tail on the left, with legs?

 Peter, Dana, Hans, Nancy, Debbie, Dan & Val

 this formation was photographed in 2011

 a little water in the First Water Creek

 these rocks were also photographed in 2011

 same rock as above, but love the sun enhancement