We went to some local(ish) mountains to avoid the fires and smoke in our usual places.
View to the Babylon Fire
I last hiked in these mountains back in 2017, and Joan not much past that.
The views from the 11k summits to the desert landscape so close by were phenomenal.
A quiet destination and a welcome return after many years, even if we could see the smoke drifting through the mountains we consider part of our home.
It’s nearly 6000′ loss to the desert floor.