Corner Lake
CORNER LAKE Gate at the north end of Corner Lake points to Mormon Mtn. The lone coyote skulked among clumpy grasses and stunted trees barely 30 yards from the degraded two track where I was hiking. Creeping, crouching, sniffing the air and casting wry glances in my direction, it was clear the stealth beast was on the hunt. Coyotes are Arizona’s most common predator, but they will eat just about anything. Their subsistence staples include j uniper berries, mesquite beans, eggs, insects and even garbage and small pets where their territories intersect human populations. But this day on Anderson Mesa, the coveted item on the menu was pronghorn. Hike is in the Anderson Mesa Wildlife Protection Area A tank near Corner Lake sustains wildlife Located southeast of Flagstaff along Lake Mary Road, the mesa is home to several popular fishing lakes including Ashurst and Kinnikinick in Coconino National Forest. While the elongated land mass has a few densely-wooded areas, most of...