We started the day watching the sunrise,
then we went to the Chiricahua National Monument and Coronado National Forest. The mountains were beautiful as we made our way to the park, but we didn't realize at the beginning what a spectacular find this was!
It started out with a small cemetery from the early 1900's of the homesteaders that lived on the land. Kim dropped me and Sam off at a picnic area and stocked us for .5 miles until we got to the end of the trail. Samantha knew Kim and Ginger were nearby and was so excited to see them, it reminded me of those dog races where they have the little bunny to follow for motivation. This time the motivation was Kim's truck! I was the one being walked down the trail, and it was a lot of fun walking by the river bed.
We met Kim on the other side, and went to see the homesteader's house that is really well preserved. There is also an old farm there. I was alone with Sam and when the wind kicked up, a part of the fence CREAKED open, making me jump.
We proceeded to travel down the road, and it just kept getting more and more spectacular. Huge rocks balanced upon one another, looking as though with the slightest breeze they might tip over.
Some of them appeared to be watching us!
Wanting to stop at every corner, we settled on going to the very end and making our way back. Well at the end of the road is a spectacular overlook that is an expanse of rock for as far as the eye can see. These rocks are chiseled so that they are separated from each other and look like odd structures sticking up towards the sky.
Each one has it's own distinct personality. We climbed the rocks and gazed out at the beauty. It was windy and cold up there, the elevation was around 4800, but I didn't feel the cold, there was so much to look at and crawl upon.
We drove back slowly admiring the rocks and the gorgeous views everywhere. At one point we saw several birds with blue tinged backs flying around the tree-tops. They ended up being Gray Breasted Jays.
We ended the trip with a jaunt to the Coronado National Forest, where we found an old gravesite of some homesteaders, the Hands. Both husband and wife were buried in that forest. We walked down a trail and let the girls run to their hearts content. We are all exhausted but what a fun day!
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Coronado National Forest:
Samantha and I FINALLY feel more at home today! For the past 6 months we have been restricted due to alligators, then we finally hit some areas that seemed to be good doggie areas, until our paws hit the ground, then we discovered sore paws due to the thorns in our paws, and the burrs that have been sneaking in between our pads... ouch!
Today we were taken to the Coronado National Forest in Arizona!
It reminded us of our adventures in Montana. Samantha and I went into puppy mode, we did not act like the 9 and 10 yrs old that we are. Samantha even did hang time going over a ditch, and I crawled into the ravine and back up... I like being a mountain goat! It brings me back to the days of raising Joe!
We both passed out for the ride back to the 5er! What a great day... Ginger
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We are watching the sunset in bed tonight here in Arizona. The window in the bedroom of the RV is just high enough to see over the houses and watch the beautiful colors over the mountains. It'll be dark soon, and I think we'll sleep well tonight!
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