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Apr 10, 2015

Sierra Ancha Trip Report

Spent four days in the Sierra Ancha area, exploring the deserts, the forests, the canyons, and the ruins. One of my favorite places yet in Arizona.

Race out of Chandler at 9:00am to escape this over populated sea of humanity and stop at the Upper Salt for lunch.


Promptly get dirty to piss mom off.


Then head for higher ground and cooler temps.


Then to our campsite for the night. There was a 4wheel camper on a white 2500 that left after lunch, then a nice sportsmobile overnight. But we never saw them, they were hiding in lower terrain.


Hard to beat where you can camp in a TC! Looke closely.Large version clicky here


Hedgehog over the canyon.






The desert has been blooming for weeks, at various elevations. What a spring.










Grrr......




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  • Up on the plateau and in the pines.


    Share the road?


    We drove over to Young, just to check it out, then came back to our campsite for the night.




    Twisty roads, tight corners, rolling mountains........perfect.


    Creek behind camp.


    Scene of the coming mornings bathing pool. Not so warm, but refreshing.






  • Day 2 we headed for higher ground up in the pines. The great thing about AZ is you can stay low if you want to be warm, or go high for cooler temps, all within 20 miles.


    Best attempt at butterfly image. Too fast.






    Anyone know the species?


    Found our swimming hole.








    More later..........
  • Kewl, those Canyon pics are awsome when using the TC as a reference to size.. Mann.. heheh..
    Nice pic/trip...

    Um... err.. how do you keep the little toys from flying all over the place...
    More fun..

    Thanks for showing/posting..