Today was another walk with my friend Jane and her dog Rubio
and my dog BarneyWoo, and another ramble along the banks of the Rio Grande.
The weather is still very kind and we walked under cloudless
skies and warm sunshine, although the temperature in the shade is now somewhat
cold.
We crossed the river via the bridge and walked up part of the
Coin to Zalea drovers track. In my
cycling days this was my nemesis incline, it’s 1.5 km uphill and my fist
attempt took me almost 20 mins, but I eventually got that down to just 8 mins. At
the top of the incline we took the track to the left and was able to admire the
almost 360 deg views, with the Guadlehorce valley on one side and the Rio
Grande valley on the other.
This was now virgin territory to me, and we took another left
along a little used track through the fields heading back towards the Rio
Grande. We past a couple of unoccupied
properties, until we came to a left turn. This was a bit of a quandary as was
now unsure of the route and continued straight ahead.
As it happened this was a
happy mistake, as the route that I had planned called for us the take the left
turn, but as it happened the route ahead was a better one and we ended up alongside
the river where the Rio Pereilas and Rio Grande meet.
This track takes us through tall cane until we turn away
from the river with Orange Orchards on both sides of the track. It is then
along a track with a number of properties, and barking dogs, and back to the
bridge over the Rio Grande.
We then retraced our route along the banks of the river to
our starting point.
A great outcome of our walks with the two dogs is that Rubio
(the youngster) was a lot calmer today and seems to accept that my Barney is
the Alpha male, for the majority of the walk Rubio was either just behind
Barney or by his side.
They really were a pleasure and fun to be with.
This is another route that can be added to the group itinerary,
for walking in the future.
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