Tom's Thumb - Again
03/19/2018
03/19/2018
We have done Tom's Thumb hike before but it has been a while so we figured we should go again.
The rock formations are just amazing, it is only about 25 minutes from the house, and the weather is great. Go while the going is good.
Last time we hiked this we drove over rough dirt roads to a make-shift parking area. Now it is part of the Sonoran Conservancy so there is a paved road in, directional signs, huge parking lot with facilities. Progress I guess.
The hike is only a little over 4 miles round trip but the first 1.6 miles or so has an elevation gain of 1236 feet. So basically my lungs hate me going up and my knees hate me going down. Totally worth all the grumbling
Tom's Thumb Trail - Again 03/19/2018
The Sonoran Conservancy has had the foresight to save acres and acres of great hikes and places.
Hiking up to that little thumb like formation.
Just scenery
Lots of rocks
To me this looks like a bull elephant seal and a female following
We see faces in lots of the rocks
Not sure what it is a face of but there are lips, a nose, and a head.
The Moray Eel peeking up. Yes I did see The Deep.
Just more great rocks
I think this is a squished egg.
See the smaller round egg rock
The turtle
Small stonehenge. OK no circle and pillars but at least one cap stone
The head of a right whale
And here we are at the base of Tom's Thumb. Usually folks are climbing it but not today
Younger folks with steadier legs like to climb on the rocks for a great view
Ah yes. I remember when I did that, back when I had good knees, a better sense of balance and a lack of concern I could die.