City of Rocks - August 21st

 Today we hiked the Creekside Towers Trail in City of Rocks and went on a couple of the off shoot trails as well.  Beautiful weather and such interesting rock formations.  We also saw two sets of rock climbers.  Lots of challenges for rock climbers in the area.  We also saw a hawk just hanging in a tree as we were driving the dirt road to the trail.  

Enjoy the pics:

One view of the many rock formations

This rock kind of looked like a mold of someones head from wind and rain

This tree is thriving, though it was tough to tell where it was rooted

So many designs made from wind and rain

View up through an area between two larger formations

I liked the white trees, not sure what kind they are

If you look between the trees, you will see a red spot.  That is a rock climber

If you look on the top of the rock formation, you will see a person and just a little below is another person finishing the climb up.  Makes me think of my nephew, Greg. 

 Amazing strength and courage as far as I am concerned.

This was like a tall little cave that we could go in

Dave saw this face in the rock - we called it monkey rock

Never know what little things you will see like this window

This was called window arch

Window arch and some of the surrounding landscape

Tomorrow we head to Salt Lake City to meet up with Hal & Carol from grad school.  Then on Friday, Brian and Julie are flying in for a visit. 

Til next time…