Gila Wilderness to Lyman Lake

Today I got to drive out of Gila. Yay - I have so much fun driving on that road with all its curves! Then we drove to the West side of the Gila Wilderness (another beautiful drive) and went on a 2 mile hike on th "Catwalk". This was a trail on metal catwalkd through a gorge. Very neat. There was even a suspension bridge near the end! We then continued along this super scenic route and entered Arizona! We camped at Lyman Lake State Park under a nice metal canopy. This was an especially awesome night as we had quite a nature show for an hour or so. On the horizon, over the lkae and the mountains, Bryan and I got to watch an awesome lightning storm. It was so cool. Check out Bryan's picture!:


Lyman Lake, AZ

Eventually the storm got over us and we sat in Miles (afraid to get in the tent that was under a metal roof). It never got to nasty in our area, luckily, though we did hear some insane thunder. After all that, we went to bed.

To see more pictures of the lightning storm and Petrified Forest and Painted Desert, click here:

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