Moving on,, heading home by degrees.

Leaving our rental tomorrow early

Moab is next, for 2 nights

lucky to get a room in spring break season

 but today, one last sedona hike

up Jim Bryant canyon and fortunately the sole on my boot did not detach until I was mostly back.

But first: I promised this lizard he would get to be on the internet

if only he would not scurry under a rock, or up a cliff

he was obliging, even though I had to switch lenses.

Blooms next, including the first cactus - that we will miss I am afraid.

The sky was amazing just enough clouds to make the incredible blue even more vivid

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Canyon of Fools

Really.

 

Interesting trail, the lower part of which goes through an arroyo, a very narrow one, which looks like it would be great fun on a bicycle

until you met a hiker in one of the narrow passages.

Then you go up and, taking other trails,

do a loop at the base of cliffs with the all too rare opportunity to record your companion as

officially difficult - or extreme, should that be your choice.

 

a variety of flowers

 

textures

 

interesting spider web

much fun

The rains of yesterday burst forth today.

Actually the rains were a couple of weeks and a month ago, but

the woman at the ranger station was all aflutter over the

season of blooms unfolding now.

So how amazing? Here is Shelley holding a butterfly that overdosed.

And then...

Not everywhere but still...

Tomorrow: a report from a rehab where intoxicated butterflies go to dry out.

Desert Fish

Somehow missed posting this yesterday

it is deserving and thus being posted now.

Another day, another hike.

A local hike with emphasis on views and more wildflowers

somebody has got to do it.