Saturday, July 27, 2024

Red Rock Canyon day 2

We spent a good portion of this morning hiking around the canyon rim. The trail map we got at the entrance station yesterday was pretty pathetic so we really were clueless as to our location. We just keep walking and after 4 miles we descended back down into the canyon. There was not a lot of scenery. This is Oklahoma after all. Nothing is going to come close to the views we have had the last few weeks anyway. Tomorrow we get back on I 40 and immediately drive through Oklahoma City. Our out West vacation is kaput and it's back to the slog of interstate driving for most of the remainder of this trip. That pic is the only one I took today. There was alittle climb out of the canyon to get on the rim trail. Once we got up, there was a plant in abundance that I was curious about so I asked my plant identifier app what it was. Turned out it was poison Sumac. We googled that and it turns out it's worse than poison ivy. There was a frigging forest of that stuff on both sides of the trail. Neither one of us is itching. We were able to shower after the hike so maybe that saved us. On a positive note, I now know what poison Sumac looks like. We have a long drive tomorrow, nearly 400 miles. Should be in Arkansas. 

2 comments:

  1. Sometimes it takes time for it to start it's havoc on thr skin. It will blister and drain if you got any of it. The climb out of the canyon looks a little hairy. Drive safely dave. I am up early for the Olympic cross country

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  2. Mom looks really happy

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