Where are all the old people??

We spent a few days over at Dead Horse Point State Park.....less than  4 hours away in Utah.   I wrote about our trip there last September.    It is a perfect time of year,  not too cool but not too hot.    We like the hiking along the East and West Rim trails.      Mostly, you follow cairns along the the red dirt or the slick rock.    Sometimes, driftwood lines the path.  This cairn was more artistic than most.      It is an adventure playing 'I Spy' with the cairns and a few times we wandered astray.  But it's impossible to get lost  as there is an impressive canyon on one side and a road a mile or so  on the other.   The West Rim is the path less traveled but the views are as spectacular as the East Rim.    Both will take you out to the Point for a panoramic view of the canyon and the mighty Colorado River.   

The trails are not easy  but not overly rugged either altho there is some clamoring up and down from slick rock and hiking poles are helpful .    Hiking boots with rugged soles help hug the uneven surfaces and sharper angles.   The elevation is about 6,000 ft, the same as here at home.     It usually took us 2-3 hours to wander along.  

We also did a shortish Jeep trip.   The ATV's, dirt bikes and Jeeps are constants on the trails.   Busy and dusty.    

 Since it was the weekend, we expected some crowds.   The Visitor Center was busy as was the Point but otherwise, it was mostly just us out there.      It was gratifying to see the younger hikers don masks when they approached us, as we did or we stepped far off the trail to let them pass.      One guy said " Hi Kids"

The entire time we were there, at the campground or on the trails, we saw no people of our vintage.   Yes, there were 60ish grey hairs but we saw no old people.  And I would have noticed because I looked for someone of our decade.        Come on Seniors, get out there and show the  youngsters what we're still capable of !!     Mother Nature has all the safe adventures we need.    

We've got some more trips we'd like to take.    We had trips planned for this summer but it was just too hot.    Now we'll have a limited window to get out before it really cools off.   

We're both reading "The Warmth of Other Suns" about the Black Migration to the north.   It reads like a novel and not a history book.    I just finished "Hamnet" and plan to reread it.   Shakespeare, marriage, Black Death and grief.... a brilliant read.    And my list of 'to-be-read' grows.   

But now it's football season and our hope springs eternal that the Broncos will make us happy once again.!!