The Wind!

Wow! A moisture free system came through and brought 3 straight days of winds in the 15-25mph range.  So, while the temperature was perfect, the wind kept us off our bikes.  What to do, what to do.....

...hike!  I drove to the end of Speedway to the Douglas Springs trailhead, which is within Saguaro East NP.  Lot of saguaros here.

In the distance, I saw the above feature, a ravine with a lot of rock slabs. That could be a fun climb but would the trail pass near it?

Why yes!  I left the trail, walked a bit on a wash that led to this.  And it was a fun, boulder hopping climb.  I came to a wall about 4' high, scrambled up it and....

....turned to have a good view of the Catalinas.

I climbed about 75% of the way up the ravine and examined what remained. It looked doable but decided to come back on a day when water is tumbling down to add to the scenery and bring Amy too.  She's a fan of bouldering.