We came to Lake Easton RV Resort yesterday, planning to stay here until June 3. Interesting to note that the park has quite a few long term people in it, working on a some construction projects on I-90. This is going to upset some of the regulars here at the park, but times change, and things change.

Today we went for a walk around the lake.

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There’s a tunnel on the south side of the lake, where we followed the John Wayne trail. That tunnel is closed due to the risk of falling concrete.

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Yesterday we hiked up to Fremont Saddle. The trailhead is at about 1800 feet, with the saddle at 3640 feet elevation, so it was about 1800 feet of elevation gain in about 2.25 miles. And the car said 90 degrees when we got back to the parking lot!

The views along this trip were awesome, well worth the trip.

Although not out fully yet, the desert is blooming.

The Saguaro cacti provide a green contrast to the rock wall and blue sky.

View back down the canyon from the saddle. Notice how green it is.

Loved these rocks stacked one on another, like a giants cairn.

Over the back side of the saddle, you look into a bowl with the Weaver’s needle rising 1200 feet from the floor of the bowl.

A bonus shot of the trail along the canyon wall. A blue sky behind. Again, notice how green everything is. The desert got a wet winter, so the spring is spectacular.

Photos copyright ©2009 by Nikki Ahrens. All rights reserved.

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