When I found out I had to have another hip surgery, I decided to fit in a little trip beforehand in case I couldn’t hike for the rest of the summer. I wanted to see my friends in Phoenix. My dad was like, “Why on earth would you go to a hotspot during a pandemic?” But I think I managed to do it safely. I only saw people early in the morning or after the sun went down so that way we could just visit outside. I did not hug any of my friends. The only person I hugged was Brian and Denise’s next-door neighbor who seemed to think we were on a date and hugged me twice. Not cool! But that’s another story. For some reason, I did not take pictures with any of my friends. The only pictures I have are from the hike Jesse and I did. I appreciate that he is always down for whatever adventure I concoct. On this trip, it was a hike up Grapevine Creek near Prescott. It ended up being a little more work than I had expected because my car couldn’t make it all the way to the trail head, so that added 3 miles of hiking. But once we got to the actual trail, it was very pretty. 
Always nice to see a riparian area in the desert!
Jesse’s dog, Canyon, got to play in water for the first time (since he adopted her).
There were so many flowers along this trail! I think the first one is a desert poppy, and I still need to look up the second one. I recently got an Audobon wildflower guide, so I spend a lot of time laying on the ground taking pictures of flowers. Not even to post on social media; just to get a clear shot of the leaves so I can look it up when I get home.
The end of the hike turned into a bit of an ordeal. We were hot and low on water and my hip was killing me by the time we finished. But it was a good time with a good friend and I would recommend this hike when it’s a bit cooler!
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