Pomade frisur 2021

DEER FLAT A tree burnt by the Sears Fire teeters above Buck Basin It’s been a rough year for Deer Flat.   Pressure from an extended drought and the Sears Fire in the back country north of Cave Creek has altered the terrain on the breezy, mountain-bound rangeland.   But the place has grit and “good bones” so it wears the effects of these most recent punches like just another pair of black eyes that will heal.   A calming scene near the top of Deer Flat Deer Flat sits at the top of a rise among the prominent peaks of Humboldt Mountain (5,204 feet and easily spotted by the big white ball FAA station on top), Willow Spring Mountain (4,914 feet)   and Maverick Butte (4,870 feet)—the enduring bone structure that defines the area.   Forest Road 1099, a rough OHV route that’s been adopted by the Tonto Recreation Alliance, a non-profit volunteer group that works with Tonto National Forest to educate the public about responsible off-highway vehicle use and resource conser...

CORRAL LOOP   McDowell Sonoran Preserve Brown's Mountain seen from Brown's Ranch Road A mile and a half north of the busy Brown’s Ranch trailhead, a gnarled mesquite tree grows through and around the crumbling walls of concrete feed trough.   Nearby, tangled barbed wire, weather-worn and clinging tenuously to wood posts, surrounds a conglomerate of disintegrating foundations and rusty metal scraps.   Saguaros tower over the Corral Trail The relics are what remains of Brown’s Ranch.   Established in 1916, the 44,000 acre operation ran cattle in the mountainous desert space before being abandoned in mid-century.   The historic site, which is now part of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, is the key attraction on the Corral Trail in the popular Scottsdale recreation hub. Yuccas sway above Brown's Ranch Road Desert plants grow among the ruins of Brown's Ranch The ranch site can be reached by following Brown’s Ranch Road north to the Corral Trail.   The 2.3-mile pat...

ROVER-AXIS-GIRDNER LOOP Cockscomb seen from the new Rover Trail At first glance, the map of the Western Gateway trail system can be overwhelming. There are so many interconnected trails packed into the hilly parcel in northwest Sedona that the graphic representation looks like something that escaped a bait box. Yet, because of the map, which is posted at most junctions throughout the 30-trail system, you'll have no trouble sussing out the maze and customizing a route. The maps, which include distances, ensure that you’ll always know where you are, making it simple to navigate the system. Your biggest dilemma will be deciding where to start exploring this maze which was completed in mid-2020. Long, flowing Axis Trail can be used to make loop hikes Western Gateway Trails maps make navigating easy The convoluted collection of routes located in the Dry Creek area of Coconino National Forest between State Route 89A and Boynton Pass Road offers uncongested alternatives just steps away fr...

SHANNON GULCH FR 74 leads into Shannon Gulch More than 2,000 feet above where the East Verde River crosses State Route 87 north of Payson, snowmelt and rainwater that will eventually drain into Arizona’s rivers and streams begins with a journey through porous escarpments before spilling through springs at the base of the Mogollon Rim.   The shrubby folds of Shannon Gulch Below the Rim’s vertical cliffs that rise to over 7,000 feet and make a 200-mile, east-west stretch through central Arizona, an edgy, almost claustrophobic territory of high mesas, dizzying gorges and backwoods is home to a maze of tributary creeks and drainages that feed into the East Verde River which in turn flows into the Verde and Salt Rivers, two of Arizona’s most important water sources.   Mogollon Rim vistas from the road's highpoint A hike through this tangled, geologically and botanically diverse region is as much an origin story as it is a walk in the woods. Milk Ranch Point, promontory on the Mogol...

BLOWOUT WASH TRAIL SYSTEM Bear grass & ocotillo on the Bullseye trail #557 Occupying a hilly slice of high desert below the east flanks of Mingus Mountain, the new Blowout Wash trail system is shaping up to become a prime Verde Valley hiking destination. The remediation project is a multi-agency collaboration of local, state and federal land agencies working together to improve recreational opportunities in the section of Prescott National Forest southwest of Cottonwood.   View from Campus trail #559 Before trail construction began in 2019, the wash-riddled foothills that are surrounded by popular recreation hubs in Sedona, Jerome, Dead Horse Ranch State Park and the Woodchute-Mingus Mountain complex of routes, the area was rife with wildcat user-created paths, shooting and dumping that was disrupting the ecosystems and decimating native vegetation.   The Bullseye-Campus loop was completed in early 2020 Cacti and grasslands on Bullseye trail #557 The destructive anything-g...