Outdoor dining.
Day 21 of the February Photoblogging Challenge: Colors
Technicolor Saguaro Cactus from our hike in Cave Creek. Edited with Procreate.
Mazie and I at The Grotto Cafe after our hike in Cave Creek. The Grotto has an amazing outdoor patio space. It was Lucky’s first attempt at joining us at a restaurant and she did well until another dog showed up.
Hiking in Cave Creek
This morning we drove to Cave Creek Regional Park to go for a hike. It was about 40 minutes from where we are staying but well worth the drive. We did a loop heading out on Go John Trail, then to Quartz Trail, and then back on Slate Trail. We hiked 3.5 miles, gaining 425 feet, and took a total of 1h 22m.
It was a really nice hike with great views. There were gentle climbs up but overall it was a nice trail that wasn’t overly difficult.
There were Saguaro Cactus all over the place. 🌵
Family selfie at the intersection of Go John and Quartz trails.
The Quartz Trail has a lot of quartz on it. This huge outcropping of quartz was impressive.
Lucky was tired out and incredibly dusty.
We also added an extra mile of hiking before this hike because we took off down this trail, and didn’t notice the “North” part. After going a half mile we turned around and started over on the right trail. Ooops!
If you are in Mesa, Arizona and looking for delicious pizza make your way to Myke’s Pizza . We’ve been there twice now and it is amazing. Pair it with some delicious hard cider from Cider Corps! 🍕🍺
We watched Finding ‘Ohana tonight. Good option for family movie night.
