A lot of the hiking in the Greer area all looks the same unless you head up Mt Baldy. This isn’t a bad thing since rivers and forests are pretty interesting to hike in. Our last hike was out and back on the Government Springs Trail. I still don’t know why it’s called that. The …
Since Derek’s bike was incapacitated we hiked a different section of the Black River. This time we started out by Big Lake and hiked down to the West Fork and back up. The day started a little chilly but the sun came out and it was beautiful. This is an easy hike, though it’s at …
None of the biking apps had much info on these trails, I don’t think many people ride here. So, we didn’t quite know what to expect. After an unexpected bike part blowup, we had to alter our planned route but still made a loop. I wouldn’t recommend this ride to people who like well groomed …
From camp Derek did an exploratory ride out to Carnero Lake and Green’s Peak. It clocked in at 21.3 miles with 1932′ of climbing up to a high point of 10,132′. I headed across the highway to hike part of the Railroad Grade Trail. Carnero Lake isn’t much of a lake. It’s quite shallow and …
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 road past the turnoff for Sunrise Ski Resort through Apache Reservation country and back into forest. …
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 spot is surrounded by spruce, pine, and aspen trees. Pole Knoll Trails are a few minutes …
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. Derek rode it and I hiked part of it and neither was great. In fact, Derek …
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 week boondocking in the forest down the highway about 10 minutes and hiked and rode mountain …
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, it was delightful! We even got some rain. After a short rainstorm we were able to …
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 Rim which we visited years ago. There are far less lodging options, and no nearby town …