After a rousing Easter egg hunt at the house and a wonderful day spent together as a family, we still had another day off! What else would we do with our time when there was no major league baseball and no kids' activities to engage in then find a place to go for a hike. Today we choose Bone Wash. This was the route to Elephant Arch. Having been to the arch a couple of times, we decided to instead just continue up the wash to see what we could find. Having no school, we were able to get an earlier start than usual, though the air was already warm enough for most summer days not in the desert.
The warmth was not going to be our friend because the wash was very sandy. It was slow going at first. We came to the junction for the turnoff to Elephant Arch marked by the narrow little slot canyon. We went the opposite direction but were soon foiled by a large pour off. Not being deterred, we picked our way around the pour off and found our way to a nice little canyon. We were able to follow it for quite some time before coming to a nice little pothole. Jacqueline was not the big risk taker, especially with the kids, so she said this was good. I thought we could get around, so Zyla and I made it around. We kept going for a little bit before running into another pothole. I am sure that the route could have continued further, but on this day we thought this was good enough. Besides there were flowers out and nice narrow slots to hike back through. We found a mini arch and just generally had a fun day.
On the way out, we ran into one of my students and it was a little weird. Not that I would see a student outside of school, but just seeing someone else I recognized during the pandemic. We kept our distance while we exchanged cordial greetings. Near the trailhead we saw a large group and thought how irresponsible that was. Having someone like John Prine pass away with coronavirus, I felt like it was for real. How could such a large group hang out together during this strange time? We left them continue on their way and we headed home for another day keeping our family safe.
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