Mark's Scenic Arizona

First Water to Peter's Mesa = October 21, 2010

First time ever for me out to Peter's Mesa

Grueling but fun 21.5 mi solo out-and-back hike

Dutchman/Second Water intersection
It wasn't this light
Foggy Weaver's Needle
Weaver's Needle again
My destination was well behind the clouds
Dutchman/Bull Pass intersection
More Weaver's Needle
Batttleship Mountain
LaBarge Creek was the only
LaBarge Creek
Yep, more Weaver's Needle
Dutchman/Bull Pass intersection
Weaver's Needle always fascinates me
Dutchman/Cavalry Trails intersection
Black Mountain
Along the south of Black Mountain
Evidence of heavy flow overnight
More witness to heavy overnight rain
OLD Peter's/Dutchman trails intersection
Looking back on my route in
Dutchman/Peter's Trail intersection
Charlebois Spring area
Route goes up and to the left
Remnants of days gone by
Looking across from above the creek
A few hundred feet above the creek
And higher still
Saguaro has outgrown its
Reminds me of a chocolate Easter bunny
Another view of the rabbit
Closer to my destination
Erosion in the cliff walls
LARGE Wolf Spider(?)
A little more intimidating from this view
I came around from the hill on the right
Look close and you can see the Praying Hands
Zoomed 10x and here it is
Miner's Needle
Miner's Needle zoomed 10x
2 hours ago I was at the bottom
Under the constant threat of thundershowers
No rain threat in this view
Nearing the high point of Peter's Trail
My destination was over the first ridge
Small canyon on Peter's Mesa
Zoomed in
Rock cairn looked like an owl
High on Peter's Mesa
View back to Miner's Needle
Miner's Needle zoomed 10x
Weaver's Needle
Weaver's Needle zoomed 10x
Looking East
View east zoomed 10x
Peter's Canyon area
More Peter's Canyon area
Closeup of Peter's Canyon
View NNW from Peter's Mesa
Miner's Needle again
Heading back down
1.5 hours later and he's still there
On the way back down
Seems steeper on the return trip
View to where I was from halfway down
Old Peter's Trail takes you into the trees
Water tank on the old Peter's Trail
This Saguaro has taken a beating
Small cave in Black Mountain
I believe this is Red Hills
Tarantula was the second spider of the day
Tarantula showing me what I can do!
The most water in one spot the whole hike
I had been just right of the center
Battleship Mountain again
Battleship Mountain zoomed 10x
Coming down the east end of Bull Pass
Battleship Mountain in background
Weaver's Needle
Yup, even more Weaver's Needle
Weaver's Needle again!
Weaver's Needle AGAIN!
Black Top Mesa & Palomino Mountain
Almost the last Weaver's Needle photo
Last one of Weaver's Needle
Up hill and down, shadows and light
Black Mesa
Profile of a Poodle?

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