Yelp 100 Challenge 14' * 10/100
Past the old river bed, take a detour on to Keystone Thrust trail and you might just catch a herd of Big Horn sheep skidoodle by.
This time, we aimed to get a glimpse of various bird species but our binoculars had a disappointing day. Information at the visitor center did warn us that the weather was dry and water bodies nearby may have dried up but we were too stubborn, like we always are. All we saw was a shy little Robin who'd rather hide inside a bush than say hi.
Nonetheless, any nature lover would enjoy the desert terrain and beautiful view of the valley - which I heard looked spectacular once you actually hit the end of the trail. We ran into a geologist who told us to go straightforward where we would see these amazing rock formations but time proved to be tight that day. My galpal had a party to go to that night and as we began to head back only to catch the geologist's wife. As we talked for awhile, her husband, about 50 feet away called out to her with these excited gestures.
He was pointing north where we saw a whole herd of big horned sheep strutting up the slope. It looked like one big family heading it's way up where there was a small patch of grass area. There they grazed and looked down at us as we stared at them wide-eyed in awe. I don't think we were even halfway into the trail when we saw these guys.
Instead of walking up further, we decided to just sit down and enjoy the view before heading back down. Am more of an uphill person than downhill really...it's always bittersweet when it's time to go.