“In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.”
— John Muir
Yesterday’s SCVN Friday hike took place on the Sunset Trail,
a popular summertime hike on Mt. Lemmon connecting hikers
to Marshall Gulch without having to drive all the way up through Summerhaven.
Helen and Ellen ready for the hike.
Ricki and Ellen, out guides make a backup copy of the SCVN Sign-in Sheet.
Ricki goes over the Safety Rules with the hikers.
Barbara and Jeff on the trail.
A view from Sunset Rock of the hikers on the trail.
Tosh and Liz examining rocks.
Ellen and Ricki have a snake before hiking back to the trailhead.
–– Images by kenne
Tim, our lead Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalist guide went over the safety rules for the day’s hike.
A short distance into hiking the Box Camp Trail, we stop to take in one of the many views.
The trail leads us through ferns and tall pines.
This section of the trail is a rolling downhill path continuing through the tall trees.
As the trail continues down the mountainside the pine forest opens to a thick oak growth.
The trail becomes steeper and difficult to follow through the thick overgrowth. 
Looking down over the oak overgrowth you can see Sabino Canyon and Thimble Peak.
The Box Canyon Trail leads down to East Fork Trail, which runs into Sabino Canyon Trail.
However, this rock lookout is where we had planned to rest
Even though having hiked the trail many times, the climb back to the trailhead was a real challenge.
Meanwhile, we continued trying to locate Jeff. Before returning back to the trailhead,
Chase charges dad, Justin 
and both went down.
James looks inside the giant rolling ball before climbing in.
After rolling inside the ball, James exists. 
Enjoying the Playacar Beach fun.
Jason and Chase on apposing sides in beach volleyball.
Jason and Chase share the same side.
Too much sun in the heat and humidity of the day can lead to heat stroke,
Joe “Guitar” Hughes (Fotofest 2002)
Joe “Guitar” Hughes (Fotofest 2002)
Joe Hughes and Oscar Obear (Fotofest 2002)
Joe Hughes and Trudy Lynn (Fotofest 2002) 
Joe Hughes and Trudy Lynn (Fotofest 2002) 
Trudy Lynn (Fotofest 2002) 
Trudy Lynn and Joe Hughes with Diunna Greenleaf Looking On (Fotofest 2002)
Fotofest 2002 — Images by kenne
One of our family group experiences while at Playa del Carmen was spending a day at 
The 13th-century, walled Mayan archaeological site at Tulum National Park overlooks the sea.
Tulum is a resort town on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, around 130 km south of Cancún.
Each Mayan city had a specific purpose, and Tulum was no exception.
The big man in the middle (Martin) was our guide.
Protected from the sun, a group of archeologists providing ongoing research on the old sandstone structures.
As well as being the only Mayan city built on a coast, Tulum was one of the few protected by a wall.
Everywhere you look you will see iguanas.
Here some of the visitors are moving toward the exist door, one of five in this ancient walled city.
An iguana keeps guard over one of the Tulum doors.
