![Boulders-5619 Boulders-5619](https://media.walkandalie.com/images/8ea0766f4b730ca7fb5d0086ff655ba2/Boulders-5619-900x900.jpg)
Good morning from the top o' the rocks!
![Boulders-5772 Boulders-5772](https://media.walkandalie.com/images/39ba6a6cf2c8946549e59bfcdf69302d/Boulders-5772-900x900.jpg)
Our second day at The Boulders, we took a walk to explore a bit, and walked up behind the pool
![Boulders-5798 Boulders-5798](https://media.walkandalie.com/images/681e672e62088a2ed4944952e4dc26b3/Boulders-5798-900x900.jpg)
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.
![Boulders-5565 Boulders-5565](https://media.walkandalie.com/images/a38d4b0b4c77dfa8aaa27c64292d591c/Boulders-5565-900x900.jpg)
![Boulders-5779 Boulders-5779](https://media.walkandalie.com/images/cec97107438232f9bc715c48d8f2362c/Boulders-5779-900x900.jpg)
![Boulders-5787 Boulders-5787](https://media.walkandalie.com/images/a192f5d6e12c9fd82ed6eeaca52fa79b/Boulders-5787-900x900.jpg)
![Boulders-5740 Boulders-5740](https://media.walkandalie.com/images/ec6993200bb43641097c7346a7fed305/Boulders-5740-900x900.jpg)
And the rest of our time there, we just kept coming back. At night, Walk climbed up to catch the blue stars,
![Boulders-5901 Boulders-5901](https://media.walkandalie.com/images/b72a2049536e5c3eecab49e8b088100c/Boulders-5901-900x900.jpg)
![Boulders-5886 Boulders-5886](https://media.walkandalie.com/images/6e0298c5474588f7aa214d4b887ae67c/Boulders-5886-900x900.jpg)
![Boulders-5880 Boulders-5880](https://media.walkandalie.com/images/080f411a61c079e4f4ce2c8943ecd55e/Boulders-5880-900x900.jpg)
and in the morning, the balloons rising over the valley
![Boulders-6107 Boulders-6107](https://media.walkandalie.com/images/3fb5640d81ad67c4dfcb3cac211a1581/Boulders-6107-900x900.jpg)
and those sun warmed rock faces.
![Boulders-5958 Boulders-5958](https://media.walkandalie.com/images/06a133d1371263619eb2fedb4d3e61a8/Boulders-5958-900x900.jpg)
![Boulders-5955 Boulders-5955](https://media.walkandalie.com/images/8cd07e5b0e57c348d4cf55a13f2a6a08/Boulders-5955-900x900.jpg)
![Boulders-5970 Boulders-5970](https://media.walkandalie.com/images/375dc14d9207af1528b5bf95b617f836/Boulders-5970-900x900.jpg)
Feeling the sun's warmth from the boulders, chatting with the other early risers, is one of our favorite memories of the trip.
![Boulders-6055 Boulders-6055](https://media.walkandalie.com/images/0a9ef9496fcace58b4dbcc6ce0f2a26f/Boulders-6055-900x900.jpg)
![Boulders-6140 Boulders-6140](https://media.walkandalie.com/images/7d8b5985db56e6437b49a64176d2fce8/Boulders-6140-900x900.jpg)
![Boulders-6136 Boulders-6136](https://media.walkandalie.com/images/31fe6128b92f195df6505a12046351e9/Boulders-6136-900x900.jpg)
![Boulders-5926 Boulders-5926](https://media.walkandalie.com/images/14e3ac5f1870ed546745120f3e234783/Boulders-5926-900x900.jpg)
Oh that early morning liquid gold over the hills through the chilled air.
![Boulders-5839 Boulders-5839](https://media.walkandalie.com/images/dfeb2acac537a08329ff454e8e5b7916/Boulders-5839-900x900.jpg)
![Boulders-5918 Boulders-5918](https://media.walkandalie.com/images/423aec7c338530c0987f9e5ea4326dc0/Boulders-5918-900x900.jpg)
![Boulders-5906 Boulders-5906](https://media.walkandalie.com/images/58db3d71f545fc912af6ac50f2ee4fce/Boulders-5906-900x900.jpg)
Nearly made me want to move to Arizona.
![Boulders-5580 Boulders-5580](https://media.walkandalie.com/images/878c6e2e342ccd158bd50599df49aead/Boulders-5580-900x900.jpg)
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!
![Boulders-5910 Boulders-5910](https://media.walkandalie.com/images/46e81fb3e832754f9bf3c822d107fe20/Boulders-5910-900x900.jpg)