Stomping around 89

Stomping around 89

Halfway/Highland trails We scrambled down to Oak Creek. This area had restricted hiking because of the recent fires.

Az Trail near Schultz tank

Az Trail near Schultz tank

Az Trail near Schultz tank This section of the Arizona trail is near the Little Bear, Elden Springs and Schultz Creek trails. There was a break in the May snowstorms so we went trudging through…

May Snow

May Snow

May Snow in Flagstaff It usually snows on NAU graduation day. It is a really neat coincidence. Four inches at the airport this morning.

Az Trail near Clint’s Well

Az Trail near Clint’s Well

Az Trail near Clint’s Well This section is north of highway 87, about 6 miles east of Lake Mary road. Access to the trail from forest road 211 is pretty easy to spot.

Az trail near Gonzales tank

Az trail near Gonzales tank

Az trail from Gonzales tank to Wild Horse tank This section of the trail is south east of Happy Jack. I drove up forest road 93 as far as I could then began hiking. This…

Az Trail near Turkey and Sheep Hills

Az Trail near Turkey and Sheep Hills

Az Trail near Picture Canyon, Turkey Hills and Sheep Hill I hiked a segment of the Arizona trail which spans from I-40 to 89A. It skirts the Turkey Hills, Picture Canyon, Sheep hill and the…

Little Elden Trail / Az Trail

Little Elden Trail / Az Trail

Little Elden Trail / Az Trail east of Elden The Arizona trail splits near Flagstaff. It travels through downtown or follows the Little Elden trail east of Flagstaff. Today I hiked up Little Elden trail…

Fay Canyon

Fay Canyon

Fay Canyon A short hike but great views. My GPS seems to have wandered off without me. This is about a 4 mile hike if you go explore the natural arch.

Cook trail

Cook trail

Cook trail You can get a really neat view of Oak creek near the rim from this trail. The trail begins near the the Pine campground, right across from the water fountain. This trail is…

Girdner Trail

Girdner Trail

Girdner Trail This area was a juniper pollen launching pad. Brushing against branches yielded pollen eruptions. Most people on the trails were sneezing, with vigor. Usually this is an April event, but it has been…

Hot Loop

Hot Loop

Hot Loop I went further down the Hot Loop trail. Last time we were here, the fires were raging on the rim and the air quality forced us to quit. Today was an amazing day….

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