With globally warmed spring here preternaturally, and temps expected to be in the 80s, I figured I needed to finish my hike today no later than about 1:30; and since I can't seem to get moving any earlier than 10:30 in the AM (as I have to do at least two NYT crosswords as part of my morning constitution) I chose a close hike and one of my favorites: Romero Canyon to the Romero Pools. I read a recent report on AllTrails that it was better to go past the first set of pools as the second set were even more full and flowing, so that's what I did, and even hiked a bit beyond that just to get to seven miles.
Lots of bipeds out today, a fairly old lot with a sprinkling of youngsters. Most everyone settled on the first set of pools as it became quite warm with the unfiltered sun. Good day for a dip, and these folks took advantage of the rather deep pools. Not my bag, but it did keep the trail clear of primates on the way to the second set of pools, about 0.3 miles further on.
About 68 degrees at the start of the hike, around 10:45; close to 80º at the finish about 2 ½ hours later. The parking lot was full to the brim when I arrived which is a bit surprising. The Arizona state park system had to nearly triple the cost of their yearly passes, and double the cost of daily passes. This all because the of the neo-Nazis newly infesting the White House and Congress cut money for state parks so they could give tax cuts to billionaires. Time to cut billionaires.
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