We took a short hike out from our campsite, down the road, through a gate, and down to a stock pond - it's so odd to see water, when we've been used to the dry desert! There was a lone cow resting under a tree - I didn't get a photo because I thought I would see more, but that was it! One huge, black cow lying in the shade.
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| Stock pond, with our eastern mountains in the background |
The road petered out after the stock pond, so we just wandered about the grasslands amongst the butterflies, the cow patties, and a trio of deer that we startled into activity. We finally came to a fence, and a cross-fence, with no outlet. We had to squeeze through a small space between the fence posts, but we made it!
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| Yes, we both squeezed through here - one at a time, of course! |
Then we came to a cattle guard, turned left, and finally popped out at another cattle guard across the main road.
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| This was the view when we got back on the road and turned around |
We hiked up a sandy stream-bed that was obviously a game trail - coyote, deer, cattle, and smaller creatures had left footprints (and other indications of their presence!) all through the wash. We stopped for snacks and water, and then walked until we reached a fence across the wash. As we climbed out of the stream-bed, we could see the Chinook just down the road! The perfect loop trail!
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