A section of the Arizona trail near Pine, AZ.   This trail climbs about 1,000 feet and gives a nice view of the area south of Pine and south of the Coconino Rim.   Nice parking…

Start Here 34.90158, -111.82692:

We went looking for an old cabin and were probably on the wrong trail. Behold the mighty target practice/fire barrel. Start Here 34.48109, -111.40353:

Wander over to Deadhorse Ranch Park. The trails offer nice views of the Jerome area, west of Sedona. Start Here 34.75390, -112.00868:

Stretching the legs .. Start Here 34.81262, -111.80983:

Take enough pictures …. some will come out ok … It is a blast to look at the balloons. At night, the festival is nearly mind blowing.

This is a pretty steep trail. It’s easy to miss the left turn to the trail. Keep an eye out for it about 1.75 miles in. Some spots near the bottom are shale/slidey type slick,…

No ladybug swarm or rattlesnakes on the trail this time…. They were doing maintenance on the lookout tower. Looked like they were adding stairs. Start Here 35.81708, -112.10082:

My wife went to a technology conference. I wandered around, mostly sampling coffee and margaritas. I walked up to the San Antonio Botanical Gardens from the river walk.

On the way to Alamo, squirrel in a tree …   Outside the Bowie knife museum.   Park downtown.   The south side of the Alamo looks like this.   Inside a Mexican restaurant.

Hiked up a forest road to Saddle mountain. Wow! a windy day. A view of the peaks from the north. It looks like this at the top. Tried to capture it. The wind is moving…