Scorpion hunt

We finally made it out to San Tan Regional Park for a scorpion hunt last night. The regional parks around here usually host about one a month during the summer months. It's about a mile hike along their trails at night; you bring (or buy) a black light flashlight and "hunt" for scorpions along the way - they glow under UV light. Of course you don't pick them up or get too close, and closed-toe shoes are a must. But it's pretty cool! The hike is really neat at night - you can actually see pretty well at night by the moonlight, even without a regular flashlight, and the view of the city lights in the valley is gorgeous! Nice to get outside for a hike when the temp finally drops (slightly) below 100 in the summer. The kids hadn't yet seen a scorpion in the wild, and thought it was pretty cool too!We only saw about a dozen altogether, but it was fun to hunt for them!

Pre-hike gathering