First up was at McDowell Mountain Regional Park near Fountain Hills. http://www.maricopa.gov/parks/mcdowell/ We took Pilot with us and he's slow. We went on two short trails. They have many trails to choose from. We had a nice time. It was very quiet. It's hard to find "quiet" in this world. Even in the middle of the desert you have jets flying over every few minutes, but in between them, it was nice and quiet. Here's a pic....
Next up was more of a drive than a hike. We drove up to Payson, AZ one afternoon. http://www.paysonrimcountry.com/ That's a great web site of a nice little town. People who don't live in Arizona know very little about the northern part of the state and that you can drive an hour from Phoenix and be in the forest where it will be much cooler and you'll feel like you are in the mountains of Colorado.
We drove through town and headed for the Mogollon Rim. http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/recreation/mog_rim/rec_mogollon.shtml
We got to the top and there was snow. Enough snow that the Parks Dept. closed many of the roads along the rim. Even though, we got to see the fantastic view from the rim. We stopped at a playground/picnic area and got out for a little walk. Of course we were not dressed for the weather or snow, nor did we have the proper foot wear. We didn't even have Pilot's jacket for him to wear. It was very cold but we played in the snow and threw snow balls at each other. Alex got Chris pretty good and it was a stinger. She'll get him back some day. Pilot hated it. He didn't like anything about it. Walking in snow was worse than all the rocks, stones and pebbles in Arizona combined as far as he's concerned. "Why did they think I would want to get out of the car and walk in this?"
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