July 22, 2014

July 22, 2014

Since we have such a beautiful view outside our backyard here in City of Rocks National Reserve, we decide to stay and enjoy the ambiance for another day. We spend the morning hiking in, around and atop the many odd-shaped granite pinnacles scattered throughout this small valley. This exposed granite bulge has weathered into bathtub-sized potholes, windows and Swiss-Cheese-like caves. We seem to be the only ones hiking the area. Almost all the other visitors are younger and spend their day climbing the almost vertical rock faces. This is a sport I also did when I was in college. I am glad to see there are still people interested in it.

We spend the afternoon relaxing and reading while facing our rock wonderland. I can’t help but think of the California Trail pioneers from the Midwest who also camped here for a few nights and must also have been awed by this fantasy view.