Seriously, we walk at least 4-5 miles a day back home…oh, that’s with one foot of elevation change, at sea level, with Charlie the labradoodle to pull us along? You’re saying that 6.6 miles with 550 feet of elevation change is tough on middle-aged Florida flatlanders? You’re correct!
So, while we originally had planned to hike the Boynton Canyon hike today, it was shaping up to be another scorcher and frankly, we were pretty beat from the hike the day before and we were still fighting the lingering effects of the masochistic massage a few days prior.
Excuses? Maybe. But pain is pain, so we are making this a lower key day.
We decided to drive back into the Red Rock State Park and visit the hummingbird garden and take a few short hikes.
We hung out in the hummingbird garden for a bit. Those little guys are BUSY!
We decided to try out the trails, so we cinched up our camelback water backpacks, tightened our hiking shoelaces, and pretty much just went back to the truck. It was so dang hot out there, there was zero shade and suddenly we were hiking UP a slippery red dust trail. It was not a long debate when Ann said, my hips can’t do this. Ben had already spun on his heel and was headed back the way we came before Ann even got the sentence out. That’s alignment baby. Marriage goals.
It was really hot out there…
We did see a couple of neat plants on the way back, mostly cacti. Here is one for you…
Anyway, that’s a wrap on Sedona.
We would certainly come back to check out the area a little further and to get in some of the hikes we missed, but next time, we will target slightly cooler weather.
And we will definitely skip the massage.
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