We got heavy rains Sunday evening, our best rain yet this season. I had just gotten back from Tucson. Yesterday I spent two hours gardening to plant more trees in the damp soil. I stopped when the humidity got too high for me. Today I opted to take Zana and Gretel to the river to check the water flow. If there was any water across Ramsey Road, it would be dried up by now. That last mile of Ramsey road is a narrow dirt road that crosses the Big Wash.
The dogs were eager to get out and run. Zana was due a walk anyway (so is Hansel) and both girls did great staying close. They seem to understand "stay with me!"
The rain brought out some color and some wildlife. I counted at least ten millipedes on the trail, as many red velvet mites, darkling beetles, and on our return walk, a nesting box turtle!
There was no flowing water in the San Pedro river, but the mud in the wash and then at the tributary was proof that there was a bit of a flashflood Sunday evening.
I started out walking south in the wash, but the soft mud got too treacherous. The mud was taking over my Keens and making walking difficult. We turned around to walk north instead, and stopped only when we came to our first mudhole just past the big log jam.
The mudhole was ideal for Zana, who didn't hesitate to roll around in the cool refreshment. Gretel was more refined and only jutted her snout in the mud
At least they got two miles on the return hike to dry up some. And then once home, I forced Zana in the back yard so that she could jump in the trough and get some of the mud off her.
Total distance was just under 4.3 miles
