Hike Behind Hidden Shores Village, Yuma, Arizona

Surrounding Hidden Shores Village are miles and miles of desert hills, most of them crisscrossed with multiple use trails for hikers, cyclists, equestrians, and off-roaders. The first morning after Jennifer arrived for her visit we decided to take off on foot from the RV Park for a hike in the desolate terrain. Being that it was still March, the temperatures weren't into the killer range yet, but we still wanted to get an early start and be back before lunch to avoid the heat of the day. Most of the landscape was barren and bleak, dry and dusty, and you wondered how what little does grow out here could even survive in this environment. But in between the hills and valleys, we were treated to expansive views of the Colorado River and the Imperial Dam, plus a bird's eye view of the RV Park. We got off trail for a portion of the hike, and found ourselves scrambling in dry washes, where we saw evidence of those times when the rains do come and the rushing path they take through the hills. Our sore leg muscles the next day reminded us of all the hills we took on, and these pictures will give you an idea.