November 2011, SanTan Valley & Peralta Trail Head





To the left is a cotton field in the SanTan valley that had not been picked yet. This is one of the few fields that had not been harvested. Usually at this time of year they have all been picked by this time in November. To the right is a little tarantula that we encountered on a hike going up the Peralta trail head. This trail goes up to Weavers needle(below right) and is one of the more interesting hikes in the Arizona area. The trail head begins at an elevation of approximately 2300 feet goes up 1300 more feet to an elevation of between 36 and 37 hundred feet. It is all uphill and ascends 1300 ft in less than 2 1/4 miles but once to the top the view is spectacular. Below left is a view of the valley below that we started the climb from, also there is a little balancing act going on on one of the rock formations.