I have been hiking around Red Rock park for many years, but it is always a new experience when you get to take someone with you that hasn’t been there before. You see things through new eyes as their experience becomes intertwined with yours. Kathy and I spent the day hiking up to Eagles Nest. The Eagle's Nest Loop and the Apache Fire Loop are joined together by the Coyote Ridge Trail which creates one of my favorite day hikes. The views from the different vantage points as the trails winds around through the juniper, manzanita and cypress are just amazing. Take some time, stop and enjoy the beauty. We did.

(This is about the tenth time I have done this hike, and while it looks like renovations are continuing on the House of Apache Fire, it still has a long way to go before they re-open it. I hope to someday be able to visit the inside when they re-open it for tours. For now, here is a great blog post I found about the renovation .https://maliasmiles.com/arizona/red-rock-state-park/house-apache-fires-interior/ )