Revisiting Chevelon Canyon on a day hike
Today we decide to revisit Chevelon Canyon seeing birds and antelopes and enjoying the level trail before finishing with a great steak
Finding owls near Blue Ridge Reservoir
Today to escape the heat we hike on the Arizona Trail near the Blue Ridge Reservoir finding birds, elks and turkey on a beautiful trail
Finding cabins and waterfalls near Vernon
Before returning we explore another section of the Land of the Pioneers trail finding an interesting cabin and a beautiful dry waterfall
Land of the Pioneers trail exploration
We spend the afternoon hiking the Land of the Pioneers trail exploring abandoned cabins and dry lakes while avoiding the rain and elks
To the top of Wolf Mountain
We start our visit to Vernon with a hike up Wolf Mountain to discover a lonely cache and finding a Cassin Vireo a rare bird in Arizona
Exploring General Crook Trail
Today we return to the Rim to escape the Phoenix heat and explore a nice level trail with quite a few caches along the way
Arizona Trail hike to Bismarck Lake
To escape the heat today we hike at much higher altitudes on the Arizona Trail from the Snowbowl area through some beautiful landscapes
Onto the hot Deer Hill Trail
On a one night trip to Flagstaff our first day is dedicated to a too hot hike on Deer Hill Trail through a nice forest with lots of beautiful birds
Mogollon Cabin loop, our version
Today we drive to the Mogollon Rim for a ten mile hike on the Cabin Loop trail seeing birds snakes cows and even an elk while avoiding active logging
Geocaching event and exploration of the Rim
Today we are attending a Geocaching event followed by a breakfast and then exploring a few trails finding caches and avoiding the heat