These urban walks lately are my only hiking experiences. I want to get out and hike regularly, but getting up at oh-dark-thirty to meet for a hike two hours away just hasn't appealed to me. So I'm sticking to urban walking and what better place than in nearby Bisbee.
Today's theme was Halloween.
We met at 6:30am and it was a tad chilly. Outdoor decorations were still lighted. I wore my insulated rain coat for most of the walk as the morning shade kept everything dark and not suitable for photography.
We did see a few decorations, but it wasn't as plentiful as expected. The town had its adult celebration yesterday, and there was evidence of public drinking everywhere: bottles and cans of beer were everywhere and the cops were still out patrolling. Fresh arrows on the street from last Saturday's race were still very visible. This year the town used tape on the roads instead of water-based paint.
I like skeletons and looked for those to photograph. I only found a few. I didn't see as many as I had hoped this year.
We met Lizzie, a professional painter from Scottsdale who was in town to redo an old mural along a retainer wall to a house on Main Street. She was very cordial. Her father works for the homeowner and she was doing the work pro Bono, as a means to advertise her work. The house was the only truly holiday-decorated home.
I also saw a few more Harris placards for my collection.
Again, once we finished the walk we went our separate ways. The new coffee shop replacing the Kafka Kafe is not open on Sundays so I will have to try again next Saturday. Hansel and I had our post-hike drink at the touristy Bisbee Coffee company, where the weekend's tourists stood patiently in line.
Hansel did not want to leave the Honda when we got back to the house, so he rested in the car for a few hours. I wish I knew why he likes resting in my vehicles so much.
I really wanted to take Gretel with me instead on my drive to Tucson, but he went instead and waited in the car while I shopped at Costco and then visited a Mexican restaurant. It was a cool day to be in a warm car. I kept my jacket on the entire time.
To reward him for his patience, we walked the 4-mile Reid Park perimeter before driving home, the same route I did with Wolfie back in April. We walked five minutes faster this time.
