Rim Country

Location Description

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