Our ride to Peralta

What a fantastic day, we went on an ATV ride up into the Superstition Mountains.

The last week here in Mesa has been cold and rainy but today the sun was out so we decided to brave the cold and go out for a ride. The Peralta area is very well known to hikers as it has many great trails.
Our friends took us out about 10 miles east of Mesa and we started our ride from there, the ground was very wet but it made for fun riding.

The scenery was spectacular.

The mountains were so sculptured

The desert is very green at the moment

 Trent and Anne led the way, look at the mud, in the desert.

 We stopped at some petroglyphes.

 Doug and Ron got a flat tire on the Razor.

 All fixed, off we go.  Now these people have ridden in the desert for years and they have never seen so much water in the washes, it made for some good fun.  Here come Doug and Ron

 Every corner brought up different views.

 Can you see that saguaro cactus growing on top of that huge rock, crazy.

 We also stopped at a spot that Native American tribe had once lived the holes in the rock are where they would have ground things like corn.

 I liked the look of this old Saguaro standing strong beyond its day.

Thank you Doug and Sharon, Trent and Anne for the fun day, we might take you up on your invite to come back in March to do it again, when it is warmer and we can see all the flowers.