Geocaching event and exploration of the Rim

Highlight Photos

  • Exploring FR144
    Exploring FR144
  • First geocache remains
    First geocache remains
  • Placid elk
    Placid elk
  • Highline Trail through burned area
    Highline Trail through burned area
  • View from Monument Peak
    View from Monument Peak
  • Somewhere is the Highline Trail
    Somewhere is the Highline Trail

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Today our plan is to attend a Geocaching event celebrating 25 years of geocaching, followed by breakfast and then hopefully find a place to camp and hike. Unfortunately while we find multiple places to hike we cannot find a place to camp as there are too many people out for Memorial weekend. So after finding a couple good accesses to the Highline trail we return back to Phoenix in the evening, leaving the camping for another day.

To learn more click on the Links below or Markers on the map above to go directly to a specific part of our trip and follow our visit near Payson.

  • Special geocaching event in Payson
    Today we are visiting a limited Geocaching Event celebrating 25 years of geocaching in Payson meeting many other cachers we have seen only on logs
  • Short exploration around Monument Peak
    First stop after the event is Monument Peak trail system with a few new caches but with the heat we give up soon and move on
  • Exploration of Forest Road 144
    From Control Road we try first to access the Highline Trail via Forest Road 144 which while possible is not feasible today due to the heat
  • Access road from Roberts Mesa to Highline Trail
    Last hike of today is from Roberts Mesa Road accessing the Highline Trail via a one mile hike and then exploring it for a while before returning