Mogollon Rim – Page 2 – Kingsnake's Home Den

The Dude Fire burned so hot, that 33 years later Moore Creek hasn't recovered.

General Crook Trail: V43-V51

2023-10-11 Hiking 0

Heading east from Dewey, this is the 7th segment of General Crook Trail. I originally plotted the seventh segment of the General Crook Trail to run […]

Big, puffy, clouds started rolling in from the north about 9:30 a.m. I first heard thunder at 10:50 a.m.

General Crook Trail: V39-V43

2023-07-26 Hiking 0

Heading east from Dewey, this is the second part of the 6th segment of General Crook Trail. The overall sixth segment of the General Crook Trail, […]

West Chevelon Canyon

2023-07-06 Hiking 0

Hard to believe it has been 10 months since my last Mogollon Rim canyon crawl, in West Leonard Canyon. Didn’t do one in April. Nor May. […]

Bachelor's Button (Centaurea cyanus). Not sure how I figured this out, as it was only 1% likely on Wildflowersearch.org for elevation, color, size, etc. But it exactly matches the closeup on wikipedia. What a find!

General Crook Trail: V33-V39

2023-06-28 Hiking 0

Heading east from Dewey, this is the first part of the 6th segment of General Crook Trail. Even though it is late June, the managed Wilbur Fire is […]

Promontory Butte – Mogollon Rim

2023-06-15 Hiking, Off Roading 0

My intent was to more or less follow the rim of Promontory Butte, all the way around. I figured it would be about 9 miles, […]

West Leonard Canyon

2022-09-15 Hiking 0

West Leonard Canyon is an eight mile long canyon, located on the Mogollon Rim between Hospital Ridge and Knoll Ridge. West Leonard Canyon starts on […]

Rain was expected mid-day along the Mogollon Rim, so I left home early. The reward was a beautiful sunrise over Four Peaks as I drove north on the Beeline Highway.

Knoll Lake & East Leonard Canyon

2022-08-17 Hiking 0

East Leonard Canyon is a 6-mile long canyon, located on the Mogollon Rim. Knoll Ridge forms its west flank; an unnamed ridge topped by Limestone […]

I thought was a variety of orange jelly, but it is actually a cauliflower mushroom (Sparassis crispa). Cauliflower mushroom are apparently quite tasty, but I did not eat that massive unit with my hiking beer.

East Clear Creek – Quaking Aspen Canyon

2022-08-03 Hiking 0

Quaking Aspen Canyon is located on the Mogollon Rim, just six miles east of AZ-260. Kehl Ridge is on its right flank, while Cienega Draw […]

Nash Point

2022-07-06 Hiking 0

Nash Point, is located on the Mogollon Rim, above the hamlet of Strawberry, just west of AZ-87. South, Nash Point is flanked by Strawberry Valley, […]

I photographed 12 species of high country flowers on Larson Ridge, including this scarlet penstemon.

Larson Ridge to Chevelon Canyon

2022-06-29 Bike Riding 0

I have not done an away hike or bike either of the last two weeks. For … reasons. Worse yet, my already borderline eating habits […]