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SPENCE BASIN TRAIL SYSTEM There’s excellent signage throughout the hike Populating the space between the Thumb Butte and Granite Basin recreation sites in Prescott National Forest, the new Spence Basin … Read More
HEIFER PASTURE Birds flock above the Heifer Pasture well site The first bird barely caused a stir. The single white-crowned sparrow alighted on a winter-bare mesquite branch, ruffled its wings and … Read More
Black Canyon Trail to Russian Well The working windmill at the Russian Well site The Black Canyon National Recreation Trail is quietly expanding its northern reach. Efforts to extend the … Read More
BLOWOUT WASH TRAIL SYSTEM Bear grass & ocotillo on the Bullseye trail #557 Occupying a hilly slice of high desert below the east flanks of Mingus Mountain, the new Blowout … Read More
RED MOUNTAIN TRAIL #43 In the space between Lynx Lake Recreation Area and State Route 69 in Prescott Valley, a mountainous back country laced with trails provides a diverse haven … Read More
YELLOW JACKET TRAIL Prescott National Forest. Mesquite and juniper trees ring Cottonwood Tank The most striking characteristic of the Yellow Jacket Trail 524 is the silence. Located a mere 4 … Read More
BALANCING ROCK-SURPRISE SPRING LOOP Granite Basin Recreation Area, Prescott. Balancing Rock teeters on its host boulder along trail 349 Situated in a pocket of pine-oak woodlands at the south edge … Read More
RYAL CANYON: Prescott National Forest High desert vegetation lines the Ryal Canyon Trail Up until last year, gaining access to one of the most challenging hikes in the Camp Verde area … Read More
SMITH RAVINE Prescott National Forest View of Prescott Valley from Smith Ravine Trail A climb to the top of Prescott’s Spruce Mountain is a standard bucket lister for Arizona hikers. … Read More
Mount Union: Prescott National Forest View of Mt. Davis seen from 7979-foot Mt. Union Where as the thrill of reaching a mountain summit usually comes with a wham-pow jolt of pride, … Read More
