picacho peak - sun 05 nov 06

the six best of the magnificent seven.

part I: getting the pics up

question: what one thing do all these pictures have in common?

answer: each and every one was taken by a different person. the camera did take the first and last pics, but the camera isn't a person,
or is it?

i love how glenn is damning the ground in our dead-after-the-hike pic.

that's all i have time for tonight. but at least the pics are here, finally!

part II: about the pics
choosing the six best pics is always a tough task. i set six to be the limit. pulled the number right out of a proverbial hat. my original intent when doing this hike blog was to post all good pics. that average would probably be 20-30. include all good pics. six ended up becoming the number because it takes forever to download a picture on here. like a minute or two.

with that in mind, about the pics. of all the previous hikes i have been on, a majority have been by myself. six times, i have gone with another person (6 male, 0 female; 2 were older, 4 were younger). i went twice with only one person ( a female, younger). so hiking with six other people was a different (and first time) experience. i was sorta worried how it would go. but it went great, despite the rooks. so i thought my six pics would reflect that. plus, i liked the series. beginning (before starting on the trail), middle (on top of the peak), and end ('dead' on the bench and wall, "damn you ground!") .

i loved the antique car that went by. there was a vintage car thing going on that day. of all the cars we saw, that was the only one someone took a pictutre of. the background on that is sweet.

then there is glenn sitting on a rock just below the peak. i too sat on that rock, after glenn warmed it up for me:). it was a daunting task to sit there, especially when you looked down and saw the ground over 1,500 feet below. a straight drop. it would be fun while it lasted. this isn't close to the highest elevation i have hiked to. that i would guess would be the window at 7,000 some feet (i believe). but to look straight down and see the ground 1,500 feet below is REALLY freaky. once the fear's paralysistic grip is over though, everything becomes sweet.

the other non group pic is looking up at the largest saguaro we saw the entire day there. we guessed it was probably 40-50 feet tall. i think that comes through in the picture. this pic was way better than the multitude of other pics we all took from afar of amber standing next to 'the large one'. plus, the lighting on that kicked ass.

so, no offense to nature. you were awesome as always. just wanted to give some props to the peeps.