Fall is a great time in the White Mountains of Arizona! The Alltrails app helped us narrow down our hiking choices and we decided on this Thompson Trail Hike. The drive from our boondocking spot took us out the...
Pole Knoll Trails – Greer, AZ
Our two week boondocking spot in Greer, Arizona is the highest campspot of the year for us. We’re way up in the White Mountains at 9300′! A lot of people probably don’t realize this part of Arizona exists. Our...
Mormon Lake Arizona Trail Rides
The Arizona Trail in the Mormon Lake area is a mixed bag. North from the Horse Lake Trailhead the trail was an annoyingly rocky double track. I don’t mean rock garden technical riding, just a solid trail of rocks....
Mormon Lake Hiking and Riding
Mormon Lake isn’t really a lake anymore. In fact I think it was last full In the 40s. It’s more of a marshy wetlands now, but still pretty against the backdrop of the San Francisco peaks. We spent a...
Lees Ferry Stopover
I hate sitting so we don’t travel long days. To break up our travel we stopped over a night at Lees Ferry. It’s sweltering hot in the summer but there was a weather break in the heat and instead,...
North Rim Grand Canyon
The North Rim of the Grand Canyon has been on our list for awhile, but since it’s closed October 15-mid May or later, we never made it. Until now! The North Rim has a different feel than the South...
Arizona Trail to Grand Canyon Ride
On a stormy looking day we rode a section of the Arizona Trail to the north border of Grand Canyon National Park and back. This section passes through forest and across meadows repeatedly. There is at least one view...
Vermillion Cliffs National Monument Exploring
Vermillion Cliffs National Monument is a remote 280,000 acre geological treasure. A lot of the hiking trails in the monument require a permit because they are so popular. That’s not really worth it to me to have to hike...
Rainbow Rim Trail, Grand Canyon
Derek and I have wanted to ride this for awhile but the timing hasn’t worked. The highway to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon where the ride is located is closed mid October to around Mid May and...
Arizona Trail Kaibab North
Having gone south on the Arizona Trail on the Kaibab Plateau the other day, north seemed like the obvious choice for another day. This way the trail starts with a gentle climb up through the pine forest and turns...