Hiking: Lake Pleasant, Pipeline Canyon Trail to Yavapai Point Trail

On the way in, we saw nine burros.  

Dear Baby Burro: will you marry me?  You are adorable, warm and fuzzy.  How could I not love you? 

Burros along Pipeline Canyon Rd.

I'm sorry you have burrs on your tail.  If you'd let me, I'd pull them off.  

Baby burros.

Pipeline Canyon Trail, beginning from the North end.

The view from Yavapai Point Trail.  Across the valley is Pipeline Canyon Trail.  

Looking up.

Looking down. 

Looking up at the twisted arm of a saguaro. 

My hiking buddy David enjoying the view. 

Almost at the top, nice views. 

The last bit of trail and we're at the top.

The view from the top of Yavapai Peak.

1934.  I'd like to know what the "Cholla" stamp stands for, but I can't find anything on line that helps me with that.

David hiking by the same saguaro with the twisted arm.

72 degrees, 4.2 miles.
YTD: 94.2 miles.

Me with my hiking buddy David (aka: Mr. Bosseh-Pants).  I haven't seen him for several months, it was good to catch up.  

Hiking: Yavapai Point Trail, Lake Pleasant

Looking up. 

Part of Yavapai Point Trail parallels Pipeline Canyon Trail, on the other side of the canyon.

Saguaro cactus fruit.  The Tohono O'odham call the fruit "bahidaj".

A grasshopper color coordinated to his environment.   

I don't recall seeing as much saguaro cactus fruit as I have this summer. 

Looking back on our way up. 

My hiking buddy Frank, doing Frank things. 

Prints. 

Looking down on Pipeline Canyon Trail at the bridge that crosses the water. 

The view from the top, also where we had our snack. 

Frank at the top. 

Me at the top. 

Me, on our way down.

Lowest elevation 2003 ft, highest elevation 2382 ft, for an elevation gain of 379 ft.

To find the Yavapai Point Trail, park at the North end of the Pipeline Canyon Trail, from this trail you'll find the trailhead signs to Yavapai Point Trail.  

Today's hike was 3.2 miles.
(YTD: 76.3 miles)