Pic from my hike at Chiricahua national monument yesterday.

  • Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world
    5·
    6 months ago

    Chiricahua is one of my most favorite national parks/monuments/ect. I ended up there by accident on a trip. One of the best parts of the trip.

    If you haven’t already hiked the The Big Loop do it. It is about a 10 mile hike so a most of a day activity and is a long up hill at the end regardless of the direction you go. So not a easy hike but it hits all the best parts of Chiricahua. The balance rocks are amazing.

    That is the only place I have been that didn’t feel like earth. It really felt like an alien world

    Also if you have a vehicle capable enough. Take the dirt road over the mountain to Page portal. There is a little bar/restaurant there that isn’t bad. And the drive is great. Assuming there hasn’t been any serious changes to the road. Anything Subaru Crosstrek or better should be fine.

    • colourlessponyOP
      2·
      6 months ago

      Yes, I love the place. Do you mean Portal AZ? That place is worth going on it’s own. A great trip from Tucson --> Fair banks ghost town --> White water draw (during crane season) --> Chiricahua --> over the mountain to Portal AZ.

      I did the big loop with my dad a while ago during monsoon season. It was super hot and probably dangerous but the Big monsoon storm clouds over the rocks was fantastic.