Nelson Homestead Hike
After the hummingbird festival we hike to some farm ruins passing a dry lake and the native ruins we visited one time before
Hummingbird festival at Sipe Springs
Our main attraction of the trip is the hummingbird festival at Sipe Springs with lots of hummingbirds and unexpected number of visitors
Three nights at a lakeside AirBnB
We spend three nights in an AirBnB near a small lake seeing birds and even a muskrat while enjoying some great sunsets
On the Kachina Trail
The afternoon is spent hiking on the Kachina Trail looking at birds and butterflies while getting rained on upon returning
Aspen Corners Butterfly Outing
Today we drive to Aspen Corner north of Flagstaff to attend a butterfly outing at high altitude with an enthusiast group
Exploring the Cat Peaks in Usery Park
We try a longer hike in Usery Park today of about two miles going round the Cat Peaks and enjoying great views of the other area mountains
Bobcats of Sweetwater Preserve
After the capybara ranch and lunch we finish the celebration with a walk in Sweetwater Preserve enjoying a pair of bobcats playfighting in a dry pond
Celebrating at a capybara ranch
To celebrate today we decide to visit Ghost Ranch Exotics to see the capybaras and other exotic animals held on this large ranch
Special sunset in Usery Park
This evening we go into Usery Park to enjoy a beautiful sunset and hike a bit before it gets completely dark
Looking for Payson Diamonds
We are quite tired and everything hurts after the previous day so today we take it easy looking for Payson diamonds followed by shopping and dinner