Sunset Trail

We had to skip a few Trail Days for various reasons (rain, exhaustion, being out of town, etc.) so it's been a few weeks, but today Jerbs, me, and the dogs were finally able to get out on a trail again.

Jerbs picked Sunset Trail, and for the first time since I started Trail Day, we found the correct trail and did the whole thing.  Sunset's a short little hike (0.6 miles, so 1.2 miles total) that goes along McMillan Mesa, and it was probably the prettiest trail yet.  The views were amazing and we were quite a bit higher up than I expected.

The view!

These little bird (or bat) houses are scattered
along the trail.

Another little house.

And another one.

The view of Mt. Elden from the trail.

Evening primrose (I think).

The trail.

Hollyhocks.

And Hollie the dog.

Thorpe Trail

Jerbs was off today, so she got to come on Trail Day with the dogs and me.  (Incidentally, my dogs now get super excited if you say Trail Day to them, it's pretty entertaining).

I let Jerbs pick the trail, but we ended up not being able to find the trail head for the one she chose (my biggest beef with the FUTS system is that the trails are only marked as FUTS trails, but not the name of the actual trail).  We ended up doing a different trail so we still had fun.  Today we did 1.53 miles, so go us.

Trail Day!

So a week ago today, on the 11th, I got off work a little early and wasn't really sure what to do with myself.  It was almost 5:30 and I knew I had to pick Jerbs up from work at 7, so I didn't really want to drive all the way home and do nothing.  I also didn't feel like putting in time at job # 2 (I'd already been there during my lunch break).  I thought about hitting up the craft stores or something like that, but it didn't sound appealing either.  So I decided to go home, grab my dogs, and take them on a nice long walk.  And instead of just a boring walk around home, I decided I wanted to go out on one of the FUTS (Flagstaff Urban Trails System) trails.  I've been wanting to hike/explore Flag more, so I figured why the hell not?

I drove home, changed, got the dogs and some water, and we drove to Fox Glenn Park, which is where Fox Glenn Trail starts.  I left my phone and pedometer in the car, so I didn't take any pictures and I don't know how far we walked, but it was a lot of fun!  The trail was pretty flat and easy, and the scenery was beautiful.  The dogs really enjoyed themselves, especially Hollie, because there were lots of prairie dog/gopher holes along the trail for her to stick her face in.  (I swear, she's going to end up with the plague one of these days).  We actually only walked half the trail before we had to head back.  It was a good work out and it wore out the dogs, both things that make me happy.

So I decided to make it a weekly thing.  I went to city hall and got an official FUTS maps so I know where all the trails are and everything, and I bought a backpack so I could bring water and the dog's collapsible bowl and all that stuff with us.  

Today the dogs and I did part of Switzer Canyon Trail (which was not the trail I intended to do, I just suck at reading maps).  It was so pretty and again, the dogs got all worn out and I feel like I got a decent work out.  This time I remembered my pedometer AND my phone (camera), so I got some pictures and I know I walked 2.09 miles.

The trail.

The scenery along the way.

Besties.

Adventurous puppies.