The $85 Hike
November 16, 2006
It was a wonderful day. We woke and sat inside a bit til things outside warmed up. The sun peeked over the mountains then filtered down through the trees. We are parked under a great Ponderosa Pine with Alligator Juniper, oak, pine and cypress filling the forest. Grass grows under the trees and smaller bushes and trees. The bushes are in fall colors; the few maples have lost their leaves and stand white barked to the sky. A dry creek bed borders the dispersed camping area of the Coronodo National Forest of the Chiricahau Mountains.
We took our morning walk along the roadway hoping to find the missing $85 hubcap. We retraced our steps through the campground and onto the road. About two miles later Will spied it up on the hill. It had come off just after going over a cow grate crossing. We turned and carried our treasure home.
The sun moved across the sky as we read and puzzled, had a meal and played Boggle. Kathy scrubbed the floor and cleaned the inside windows while Will did outside things. Will kept a little smoke fire going. It kept away most of the bugs, but the flies and bees didn’t seem to mind at all. As the sun was setting once again behind the mountains we took a walk up an ATV road. We saw bear scat, our only evidence that the black bears are in the area. Darkness was slowing claiming its time once again. We went in and watched Father’s Day. When it was over the stars filled the sky and we bundled us and went out into the cold. We sat watching the heavens and waiting. We were rewarded with a bright white streak that zipped across the sky, a meteoroid. We waited for others, but it was the only bright one we saw. We were getting cold and went in and watched Once Upon A Time In Mexico before we crawled under our warm covers.
It was a wonderful day. We woke and sat inside a bit til things outside warmed up. The sun peeked over the mountains then filtered down through the trees. We are parked under a great Ponderosa Pine with Alligator Juniper, oak, pine and cypress filling the forest. Grass grows under the trees and smaller bushes and trees. The bushes are in fall colors; the few maples have lost their leaves and stand white barked to the sky. A dry creek bed borders the dispersed camping area of the Coronodo National Forest of the Chiricahau Mountains.We took our morning walk along the roadway hoping to find the missing $85 hubcap. We retraced our steps through the campground and onto the road. About two miles later Will spied it up on the hill. It had come off just after going over a cow grate crossing. We turned and carried our treasure home.
The sun moved across the sky as we read and puzzled, had a meal and played Boggle. Kathy scrubbed the floor and cleaned the inside windows while Will did outside things. Will kept a little smoke fire going. It kept away most of the bugs, but the flies and bees didn’t seem to mind at all. As the sun was setting once again behind the mountains we took a walk up an ATV road. We saw bear scat, our only evidence that the black bears are in the area. Darkness was slowing claiming its time once again. We went in and watched Father’s Day. When it was over the stars filled the sky and we bundled us and went out into the cold. We sat watching the heavens and waiting. We were rewarded with a bright white streak that zipped across the sky, a meteoroid. We waited for others, but it was the only bright one we saw. We were getting cold and went in and watched Once Upon A Time In Mexico before we crawled under our warm covers.
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