October 30 Friday 2009 St David Arizona
Today we are moving by 6:30 am Yes AM that early as we plan on hiking the Chiricahua National park called the land of the standing rocks by the Chiricahua Apaches. It takes Paul 1.5 hours to get to the visitors center. They run a van from here at 8:30 to the top of the Mountain and you hike down 4.6 mi. Yes Bill goes too and does very well. The drive up to Echo Canyon 6780 ft(2066m). We walk on well marked trails, mostly downhill, winding through oak, cypress and pine forest. We pass many beautiful rock pinnacles. We packed a picnic lunch. We passed wild turkeys, guail, and deer. It was a beautiful sunny day but cold in the morning even small patches of snow. On our return both Bill and I crash and have a nap. Edith has us all for dinner as it is Jackie's birthday
REMEMBER-Spoil your spouse , not your children.