When we first drove offroad into the Coconino National Forest we came across the sign pointing us towards several different destinations. One we found our camping spot near the Rim and were finally situated we pulled up a map to take in our surroundings. Looking at the map we could see that Potato Lake was …
Month: July 2016
While camping and exploring along the Mogollon Rim we were relatively close to the town of Strawberry, AZ. Since a couple of our supplies were running low we decided to head down into town and pick up those few items. Rolling into town we spotted one of those brown signs with white lettering informing us …
The Coconino National Forest is over 1.8 Million acres in size and we were obviously only able to explore several tiny portions of it. Like our time in the Stanislaus National Forest and Death Valley we did far too many things to put in just one post so this is our main Coconino National Forest …
During our stay near the Mogollon Rim we were leaving the campsite for hours at a time in order to go on hikes, explore nearby areas or go into town to a sports bar and watch the Stanley Cup playoffs that one of my teams was in (Go Sharks!). Usually, depending on where we are …
After our time in Death Valley we wanted a change of pace, scenery and temperature and so headed to the Eastern side of Arizona towards the Mogollon Rim. I read an article at Expedition Portal about a trip to the Rim and decided that next time we had the opportunity and were in that area …
After being burgled along the Mogollon Rim we just needed to get away from that spot which had caused us so much grief and so decided to head towards Winslow, Arizona to see that famous corner. We would have eventually headed up into Flagstaff but needed a distraction and this was only a bit out-of-the-way. …
Once we arrived up in the general Flagstaff area from our Mogollon Rim adventure we wanted a place to stay that was not too far of the beaten path so we could get into downtown Flagstaff and watch the Stanley Cup Playoffs over the span of a few nights. Since we would have to be …
During our time along the Mogollon Rim we used more water than normal because of the hot, dry conditions and because we were going into Strawberry or Pine several times a week for the Stanley Cup Playoffs and I was taking frequent solar bag showers as I needed to smell better than my dog. Our …
After getting smoked out of our spot along Kinnikinick Lake and knowing we wanted to be up in Flagstaff proper for the summer RTR in mid-June anyway we headed towards one of the spots we have made use of several times in the past on a side road quite near the entrance to the Walnut …
While camping alongside the actual rim of the Mogollon Rim we took many hikes to explore the area around our campsite. On one of these hikes we came across a predator and its prey towards the end of their life-or-death struggle. Walking along, Willow by my side, she suddenly jumped back, assumed a wary posture …