Another Snowbird season has arrived and it seems that each year we get here a bit sooner. This year we were here on the 26th October and three days later I was out on the Bump & Grind. It is named that because a section of the trail climbs about 800 feet in almost a scramble. I took a small detour by mistake and ended up scrambling.
I have had two other hikes, Garstin/Henderson and Whitewater/Red Dome. The last one was the longest only because we hiked across the valley to find out where Whitewater River had gone. One of the tributaries had dried up.
The Garstin trail is quite steep and is used by many as a fitness trail as you can really get the heart beating going up the path. I love to look into the subdivision at all the beautiful homes.
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| Love the property but the privacy from hikers might be an issue. |
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| This lot is actually two with a beautiful garden on one. |
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| North to Palm Springs |
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| View of the lower part of Indian Canyon. All the trails in the upper canyon are closed because of flood damage incurred during September rains. |
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| View of the airport, middle left of photo |
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| Monarch butterflies are attracted to this blooming Rabbit Bush |
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| Red Dome |
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| Picture taken from the bottom of the dry river bed |
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| We found the water on the other side of the valley but not a huge stream. |
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| This picture shows the hills plunging into the valley making a very zig-zag course for the river. |
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| We returned back to the preserve ranger station to find a group of students on tour of the old hatchery. They had a great time feeding the fish. |
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| Ranger Station |
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