West Fork Trail

This morning we were up at 7 and were an the road before 8. We arrived at the trailhead at 8:09. This trail was super fun. We crossed the river 26 times. The hike was most fun when we were in the water. The hike was 6.6 miles round trip but we continued going towards […]

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Hold Back The River

“. . . lonely water, won’t you let us wander / Let us hold each other” – James Bay After two weeks in the desert without a drop of water in sight (except for one thunderstorm and yesterday’s stop at Montezuma Well) we finally found a relative abundance of it. Despite some confusion on our […]

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Day 17

We hiked an awesome hike, probably my favorite of the trip so far. It reminded us all of the Narrows in Zion, only without the things that make that hike miserable. We knew it was a popular hike and arrive just seven minutes after the gates opened of the Coconino National Forest and parking was […]

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I’ve Been Everywhere

“I’ve been everywhere, man / Crossed the deserts bare, man / I’ve breathed the mountain air, man / Travel, I’ve had my share, man” – Johnny Cash Today was a day that seemed to go on forever (in a good way). We woke up in Tuscon, visited Montezuma Castle, Montezuma Well, Tuzigoot, and ended up […]

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