Enjoying a day with coyotes in South Mountain
South Mountain is close by so we do a short hike exploring a few interesting natural features and enjoying the great views
Exploring Price Road and Gila River
On Christmas Day we explore Price Road and the Gila River riparian area finding multiple caches and enjoying the nice weather
Exploring the wilderness north of Seven Springs
Today we stop a few times on the Seven Springs Road with the major goal being a climb on Hutch Mesa
The busy Bell Trail
Day hike using the Bell and Apache Maid trails to explore the Wet Beaver Wilderness
Very short stop for caching near New River
Very short hike during a shopping trip to explore a national forest section we haven’t explored before
Caching near the Black Canyon Trail
Today is a day for caching near the Black River Canyon exploring abandoned mines and ruins and enjoying the beautiful Black Canyon River wash
Short visit to Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area
Short visit to the Rio Salado linear trail after browsing the art sale at the Audubon center nearby
Finding cows on the remote Mail Trail
To escape the heat we choose today the Mail Trail a little known and visited trail passing crossing the highlands of Arizona
Visiting abandoned cabins on the Mogollon Rim
Today we explore the Mogollon Rim visiting two abandoned cabins and enjoying the fall colors and great views
SP Crater exploration north of Flagstaff
Returning from Africa our first trip is north of Flagstaff to explore an area of volcanic cones with a focus on the SP Crater one of the more famous ones