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| Woodchute Wilderness Area:
Once laid bare, now home to bears |
Woodchute Wilderness Area is not your typical wilderness -- the serene and pristine sort of place that has remained untouched by the hand of man.
Monday, October 26, 2009
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| Cedar Bench Wilderness Area the redheaded stepchild |
In the family of Verde Valley wilderness areas, Cedar Bench is the redheaded stepchild -- a strong-willed independent and precocious stepchild.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
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| Pine Mountain: Sky island with a bird's-eye view |
Although Pine Mountain Wilderness Area is not visible from many parts of the valley, it has a view of the Verde River that is unsurpassed.
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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| Ah, Wilderness! |
There is within all of us a need to see the world in its natural state -- to experience what the landscape as may have been before we set it to use for our own devices.
Monday, October 19, 2009
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| Fossil Springs
home to many, visited by few |
Although Fossil Creek appeared on early maps of Arizona, it was not until the turn of the 20th century that someone decided it might better serve the growing state of Arizona generating power than as a hideout for Apaches.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
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| West Clear Creek Canyon:
Rugged, desolated beauty |
CAMP VERDE - Up to 2000 feet deep, with steep walls and a narrow creek bed, the canyon carved by West Clear Creek has proven to be a formidable obstacle ever since the first American adventurers decided to use it as a pathway to the land east of the Verde River.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
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| Wet Beaver Creek: An isolated paradise |
Seven cliffs and 23 pools. That is what separates the head of Beaver Creek Wilderness from the foot.
The smallest of the three creek/canyon wilderness areas that cut deep into the Colorado Plateau's along the Verde Valley's western edge, 6,700-acre Wet Beaver Creek Wilderness is also among the most challenging.
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
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| Munds Mountain: High visibility,
hidden treasures |
The third and smallest of the three Sedona skyline wilderness areas is Munds Mountain, one of five Verde Valley wilderness areas celebrating their 25th anniversary.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
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| Red Rock Secret Canyon:
A secret worth knowing |
If not for a high voltage power line, Red Rock Secret Mountain wilderness would likely have been married to Sycamore Canyon when it was created in 1984.
Friday, October 09, 2009
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| Sycamore Canyon: The 'Little Grand Canyon' |
If you ever wondered what Oak Creek Canyon might have looked like before it became the object of affection for so much of the world, then take the time to visit Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Area.
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
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