Rim Country
Location Description
45 photos
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The agave blooms we saw were very brightly colored =...
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A modified sign as we started down into Globe AZ. We...
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Took this for Glenn Bacon ... the elementary school he...
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Made it to Christopher Creek which was our base of...
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Supposedly they stock it with trout. Not sure there's...
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But it was nice to see running water, and nice shade.
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Our unit lacked outdoor chairs, so we used one of the...
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The welcoming sign.
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We stayed in one of these "motel" units ... left most visible.
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... and pretty much on the road was an old wagon under...
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One of our first vistas off the "Rim Road" - Forest Road...
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The Rim is pretty spectacular ... just sort of 'drops...
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I sort of like the fact there are no guard rails. ...
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That's AZ 260 below us. We drove east on it, climbing...
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More shots of the rim. We had spectacular weather. We...
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The strip in the middle is cleared land around...
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It's amazing how close to the rim the road went.
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Just another standard gorgeous view of the scenery.
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Don't know my geography well enough to identify the...
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Taking in the sights
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Our intrepid vehicle parked rather close to the edge.
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Wondered if we could be ticketed for traveling with a...
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I believe one of the places we looked down on was Young...
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Makes me realize why all the Geology Schools are out...
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A sample of how the road paralleled the rim. That slope...
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Evidence of forest fire about half way through the trip....
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Looking back towards where we've been.
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Trying to understand why some trees are felled (or did...
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Change of location to the Tonto Natural Bridge State...
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First view of the bridge ... a tunnel really, made of...
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Another of my fiercely colored agave blooms.
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A view through the tunnel
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... and a pretty steady shower from the springs above it.
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Moss covered rocks below the bridge, frequently blessed...
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A closer view, including the "light at the end of the tunnel"
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A swimming hole below the bridge which is off to the...
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Back over at Christopher Creek ... this was the biggest...
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One of the inhabitants at CCL. There were several...
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Another carving ... the property was probably at least...
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About 300 yards down the road was the Creekside...
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Our last day in Rim Country we drove south on another...
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And another of the wild yellow agave blooms.
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Guess you can see I was really taken by them. For some...
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Coming out of our second scenic road (this one was 72...
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Some interesting rocks as we continue back to the...