Superstition Mountains

Hi, this is Sean😀.  Today, I woke up and remembered it was my turn for the hike.  I had breakfast then got ready.  Mom dropped us off for the hike while she and the others went to church.  We drank some water then started walking.  At first it was an easy uphill with some short downhill slopes.  After some time it started sprinkling.  It was funny to think the cacti were saying, "ahh, water."  Then when it ended "soak it up, soak it up this is all the water you get for the next three months". We kept walking straight into a lush vegetation area. There were lots and lots and lots of hummingbirds and bees.  After that the trail got harder. At first it was a very rocky uphill then it turned into steep slick rock. In the middle of the slick rock climb there was a small basin with a pool of water in it.

After the slick rock the climbing began.  We started climbing up. After some time we came to a grove of trees. On one of the leaves there was a chrysalis or cocoon. It was really cool.

We kept on climbing then took a break and ate some lunch. We kept on going until we reached the ten foot wall.  We climbed up it and walked to the top. It was a great view. We ate lunch then explored.

This is the flat iron which is the end of the trail.⬆️

This is a grave for six people who crashed into the mountain in a plane.

After we explored we went back down. Mom picked us up and we went home. We had dinner then read and went to bed.  Here are two pictures of the flat iron from the bottom of the hike.⬇️