Last Hike up Picacho Peak

         The state park at Picacho Peak is being closed due to lack of creative thought.  Today was the best weather day left to do the hike so this  blog is going to be more pictures than verbiage.
         The view from the top

                                           The mountain in the distance is Mt Lemmon the snow covered peak outside Tucson.

The Hike down

This is every bit as rickety as it looks

The trail immediately below.

The trail is under the wire

The trail is where the wire is. THis is straight down.

And straight up        

Those are  large saguaros                   Beautiful rocks flowers and saguaros 

The trail runs from the lower right of the picture  to the center left of the picture where the saguaro is.

The picture from behind the saguaros in the previous picture.

          This is the path that runs at the bottom of the sheer face of rock

The rock face that one has to go around.

The end of the trail.

The rest of the day was spent listening to the Dalai Lama book Universe in a Single Atom and routine work including lifting weights.

         Among the other events was I spoke to another of the wrathful deities , My ex. It was fascinating I can tease apart the emotional response to give her the respect that she wants and deserves , keep my own sense of propriety and self worth, and have compassion on the lives of both of us. Takes a little meditation but I feel wonderful.