We were a little leary because the Bell Trail to Wet Beaver Creek is listed as one of the most popular hikes in the area and I dislike lots of people around when I hike. But, we figured it...
Montezuma’s Castle and Well
Established December 8, 1906, Montezuma Castle is the third National Monument dedicated to preserving Native American culture. We visited on a weekday and it’s a quick trip through the park to view the ruins. Neither part of this monument’s...
Cottonwood Mountain Biking
Our two weeks on the Mogollon Rim were up and we moved on to a dispersed spot outside Camp Verde. I say our two weeks were up because you are allowed to stay 14 days in most forests before...
Bear Canyon Lake, Mogollon Rim
Bear Canyon Lake hike was our last activity in the Mogollon Rim area. It’s fairly remote in that you have to drive in on some gravel roads, park, and hike down to it. There was nobody there on the...
Highline Trail, Payson
Back during our first year of full time rving we stopped for a week in Payson and rode a different section of the Highline Trail. This time we started at the Highway 260 Trailhead and rode west to the...
Woods Canyon Lake Hike
Woods Canyon Lake Hike is a few miles from where we are boondocking for a couple weeks up on the Mogollon Rim in Arizona. We like lakes and figured we’d hike around this one. The lake itself is fairly...
Cabin Loop, Mogollon Rim
Our spot for the next couple weeks is up on the Mogollon Rim in Arizona, east of Payson. We rode here our first year full timing but that was five years ago! The Rim is amazing with pine, fire,...
Scarecrows and Blue Ridge Hike
After a full two weeks in Pinetop, AZ it was time to move on. But first, I did an abbreviated Blue Ridge hike and we walked the Meadow Trail to see all the scarecrows. The whole Blue Ridge Loop...
Show Low Secret Trails
The informal trail system in Show Low, Arizona is called Buena Vista Secret Trails but it’s no secret. I think one of the loops is official but the rest seem to be the “secret”. There are almost no signs...
Land of the Pioneers Trail
The bucolic pastures and quiet backwoods of Vernon, Arizona — population 122 — is the last place you’d expect to be the scene of a vile triple homicide. I didn’t even know about this story until after our ride...