Last Day Of Vacation

 I know I usually do a roundup of what has been occurring here on the Phillips Homestead, but thought I would finish with the photos of our last day.

We did a couple of small hikes, I was a bit disappointed that the trails were not clearly marked. One had to kind of guess where they were. No pictures as there really was not much to see. I was hoping for some of those elusive orchids that are only found here, but no such luck.

In the afternoon, we thought a visit to the Lookout Point and Bald Butte were necessary. We were going to hike, but in looking at the map the distance was a bit beyond us oldies. 

One of the signs along the way to the lookout point.

This was located in the lookout point and told the story of how the Cypress Hills was formed. It also mentioned how far one could see from up there. Harvey was amazed that on a clear day one could actually see 100 km away to the Great Sandhills. It was not clear that day, but we could still see Maple Creek, and a couple of the lakes that were 25 and 50 km away.

Next it was off to Bald Butte.

Ignore my finger, I have no way of knowing how it got in the picture.

The Butte is starting to erode so we were warned to stay away from the edge. It was also a very rocky trip to the top. 

After this it was back to the cabin, getting our last meal ready, and Harvey once again feeding all the little squirrels.

If you notice those squirrels are getting much closer.

Everybody have a wonderful evening.

God bless.