A rare view of Four Peaks covered in snow from the Four Peaks Road, FR 143.
A peak on a western ridge of Four Peaks seen through oak trees at Mud Springs Trailhead.
Arizona Sycamore (Platanus wrightii).
Bark of the Arizona Sycamore (Platanus wrightii).
A charred stump pokes through the snow alongside the Soldier Camp Trail.
Snow lines the Soldier Camp Trail while a tall rock cairn shows the way.
A bit of snow surrounds lichen covered boulders.
A blanket of snow covers the trail making it somewhat difficult to follow at times. My boot prints will be the first to cross this trail since the last snowfall.
The east and north facing slopes have snow cover, where as the western facing slopes are dry.
A view looking back down to the dry valley below.
Being a desert plant you don't often see prickly pear cactus surrounded by snow.
An agave also seems out of place surrounded by snow.
A dead silvery tree stands along the snow lined Soldier Camp Trail.
A snow covered ridge on the slopes of Four Peaks.
Four Peaks Spring No. 1
A rivulet flows from Four Peaks Spring No. 1
Just a charred shell remains of this once large tree.
A little ways from Four Peaks Spring No.1 and just below Big Saddle the snow covered trail was becoming quite difficult to follow. Here a rock cairn pokes through the snow. I decided to turn around here.
A prickly pear patch in the snow.
Snow covered gully.
A rocky ridge with a dusting of snow.
The flower stalk of a Desert Spoon (Dasylirion wheeleri), also known as Sotol, reaches skyward.
Agave.
Snow dusted peak.
Strange sandstone formations can be found along the lower portion of the Soldier Camp Trail.
Strange sandstone formations can be found along the lower portion of the Soldier Camp Trail.
Strange sandstone formations can be found along the lower portion of the Soldier Camp Trail.
Strange sandstone formations can be found along the lower portion of the Soldier Camp Trail.
A northeastward looking view of the ridges of Four Peaks covered in snow.
Trees line up along Cottonwood Creek near the Mud Springs Trailhead.