Checking out Picacho Peak

Yesterday's plan was to explore views of Picacho Peak from angles other than those visible from my campsite on AZ Trust Land near Red Rock, AZ.

But first, here's last night's sunset:

I rode out on Scarlett, my 2014 Ural Patrol, to check out the south and west sides of Picacho Peak.  The weather was overcast at first, then mostly cloudy with occasional strong wind gusts.  The rest of the country is going through another cold snap so no complaints here.

I found the single road that allowed western face views of the peak, you go through the Village of Red Rock, which looked to me to be a bedroom/retirement community.

The western side proved unremarkable in the day's lighting.  It is the side on which one hikes/climbs up to the very top of Picacho Peak if I recall correctly

I then rode back through the Red Rock Village, stopping at the community park where I asked the attendant and was granted access to a water spigot.  I filled out two of my spare water cans, so I'm good to go for more than 4 days now.

Crossing back over the busy I-10 Superslab, I positioned Scarlett near the junction of the Park Link Road and Adelante Road which is a frontage road along the superslab.

Returning to the campsite, I saw one of the two rigs which had moved in last night was gone.  It's nice having a site almost to one's self.  I also did some scouting and found another camping area nearby which is more secluded as well.  For the next time.

Last night's sunset:

Note the profile of Picacho Peak, it has always reminded me, ever since I first saw it, of something else:

I used to be a bit of a WWII Militaria Buff back in my teen years.  The Japanese battleship Yamato was, I thought, one of the more beautiful ships.

I trust you can see the resemblance between Picacho Peak and the Yamato.

Warmer day forecasted for today.