March 24, 2014 Harquahala Mountain National Back Country Byway

Road Trip Day –

John planned a nice off road trip for us to the top of the Harquahala Mountain via the National Back Country Byway.  Harquahala Mountain is straight ahead in this picture:

After a quick stop at the trail head, we were off and running, well, riding.  Lots of saguaros:

And beautiful flowers:

The byway:

Sue driving:

All the girls were in one jeep and Susan drove – she did a great job.  Congratulations Susan – .   I was very comfortable with her driving and for those who know me as a passenger in any vehicle, that says a lot.

The road continues up the mountain:

Notice the red in the picture below – the ocotillos are blooming:

Yep, that is the road up to the top:

And the road from the top:

What INCREDIBLE VIEWS:

Isn’t this just amazing what can be done remotely:

Here is the observatory (we did not find more info at the top ):

Our crew: Andy, Geri, John, Bruce, Susan, and Mollie:

On our way back down:

Yikees:

On our way back to Congress we found this:

What a great trip.  We finished the evening by having dinner at Geri and John’s – Thank you.

Tomorrow starts my busy time with Bead Week so I may not be blogging until next month.

Until then, enjoy today –