Treasure Loop Trail #56 Sunset Photos

This is a good old standby for the dogs and I, as it only takes about an hour if the INFP with the camera doesn't get too distracted.

Here is the "trail head".  I love the cool wooden fence entrance.

Since we started out at about 5:45 pm, there weren't too many other peeps on the trail so the dogs got some "off leash time".

Foxy Fast Feet!

Right away Buddy went poop that was runny and yellow and got all over his butt, EEEEEWWW!  I didn't take pictures of that. THEN, when we got close to the parking lot, again, it was Buddy causing trouble, he found some jumping cholla cactus nubs and he flung one up onto me on the back of my leg! OUCH.  Then I had to pull the other one out of his paw.  Geesh!  Yet, he looks so innocent in this picture below.

"I have yellow Poo on my tail and butt"

The view up is AMAZING!!  I love my 'Stitions.  I hugz them.  You can see the trail winding up toward the base of the "bluffs".

This picture was taken about halfway up.  I want to go back after it rains sometime in the next few months, wildflowers blanket the area after a rain I'm told.

Here the sun is starting to set, this is about 3/4 of the way to the highest point on the trail.

As usual, it started to get dark so we had to hurry back to the parking lot, but once again, we got an AWESOME sunset, with some AWESOME shots!

This was one of the infamous Arizona sunsets, I can't believe I was able to get these colors on camera!

 

Here is a shot of the sun setting over the city-scape of Apache Junction/Mesa.

Foxy popping over a small incline on the trail.  I'm so excited that the colors came through in the photos!

Here is a sunset cactus!  This cactus has a lot of character...if it hadn't been so dark, I would have hugged him.