It was a narrow, gravel road that was snow-covered in many places.
But the views were phenomenal!
But the views were phenomenal!
We arrived at Chiricahua National Monument a little over 2 hours after we left the rv park.
The first stop was Faraway Ranch which was name by the eldest daughter (Lillian) of Swedish immigrants. The ranch is in a very remote area of Arizona. Lillian's family was responsible for having the park designated a national monument.
As you ride through the park you realize why it is such a memorable place--the rock formations are unbelievable. The park ranger recommended the Echo Loop Trail (3.3 miles). That trail had the best of all features of the park. It was difficult for us to choose just a few pictures for the blog, but here they are.
There were many balancing rocks.
Everywhere you looked there were rock formations pushed out of the earth.
The trail we hiked allowed us to go through the grottoes.
We passed through Echo Park.
In addition to walking part of the trail in snow, we had to cross an icy creek!
Many rock formations had names. These are the kissing rocks.
On the last portion of the trail we were walking in the sun. It was warm and there was very little snow.
The trail gave us a good workout--it started above 6000 feet elevation and climbed to almost 7000 feet!
Since the ride to Chiricahua had been harrowing for Bob, we drove the long way back to the rv--100 miles, over half on the interstate!
The evenings have been too cold to sit out and watch the sunsets, but this is one from the front window of the rv. We had a great view!
Friday was a travel day.
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