Highlight Photos
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Cabin in Tonto Village -
Starting on the Highline Trail -
Burned area near Highline Trail -
Really burned area -
Creekside picnic spot -
Ranch taking over the trail -
New Highline trail -
Beautiful King Snake -
Controlled fire in the forest -
Payson diamond and others -
Nice steak
Highlights Map
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Given cooler temperatures we decide to try a section of the Highline Trail we wanted to hike for quite some time. What we didn’t expect is that cooler means temperatures in the 50s as a high and almost freezing at night while hiking a 16 mile there and back section of the trail and finding lots of caches. The second day we are barely moving so we restrict ourselves at looking for a few caches and the famous Payson diamonds recuperating a bit after the punishing day prior.
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 to Tonto Village area and especially the Highline Trail.
- Freezing in Tonto Village
For our Highline hike we stay two night in a cabin in Tonto Village which is quite cold especially given the near freezing conditions outside - On a deserted section of the Highline Trail
Today we explore a remote section of the Highline Trail that is visited only rarely and has been also rerouted sometimes recently - Looking for Payson Diamonds
We are quite tired and everything hurts after the previous day so today we take it easy looking for Payson diamonds followed by shopping and dinner