Hiking the Boulders, Arizona

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Good morning from the top o' the rocks!

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Our second day at The Boulders, we took a walk to explore a bit, and walked up behind the pool

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to discover a thin trail that just went straight up into the heart of totally gigantic boulders leaning up against each other, piled up to make huge hills. It felt like we'd entered a giant's lair!

We had no idea the trails were there and kept climbing up and up.

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And the rest of our time there, we just kept coming back. At night, Walk climbed up to catch the blue stars,

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and in the morning, the balloons rising over the valley

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and those sun warmed rock faces.

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Feeling the sun's warmth from the boulders, chatting with the other early risers, is one of our favorite memories of the trip.

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Oh that early morning liquid gold over the hills through the chilled air.

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Nearly made me want to move to Arizona.

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As I keep mentioning, we love, love, loved this place! It was the ideal New Year's destination. So glad for my in-laws bringing us along!

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