Catalina State Park - Romero Ruins Trail

Just a short jaunt was all I had time or health for this week, but it is an ideal trail if you want a nice sunset hike one evening. I arrived at Catalina State Park (Tucson, Arizona) just after 6pm. I had my eyes on the beautiful late day light and shadows on the Catalina mountains and was looking for a good place to get a little exercise, but mostly view the sunset. The Romero Ruin trail is less than a mile and takes you around a small ruins with historical guidance along the way. The ruins isn't very impressive after you've visited someplace like Mesa Verde, but I took the hike to look at the mountains so that didn't bother me. One thing I really found impressive was a massive saguaro that was along the trail (above photo); I can't imagine how old that plant must be. One things for sure, the world has changed a lot since that thing was just a little sap. I was excited to see the cholla blooming as well as buds showing up on the saguaro. I found a peaceful, pretty spot to setup the camera for a few shots. The earlier clouds of the day had mostly disappeared, leaving a pretty sunset but not of the intensity of my last trip. It just became a still meditative evening to sit on a bench and watch the sunset, gaze at the sliver of moon, and feel the gentle, warm breeze blowing. A nice way to end the day.

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