Tonto National Forest is about a 1.5 hour drive east of Phoenix. It was a pretty easy hike and it had a lot of nice scenery as you’ll see in the following photos.
When you first start out you’ll hike along a creek which was quite surprising since I was in the middle of the desert.
Along the way there were many different types of cactus and me being me, I just couldn’t resist the temptation to touch them.
After about an hour and a half I reached the highest point on the trail. I can’t remember what they call the mountain in the background but I do remember running into some hikers who claimed to have spent the night there. Most importantly, I remembered to do my trademark peace pose.
My name is Michael McKinlay and I live in Calgary, Alberta Canada. Although I was born here, I have lived in a few other places in Western Canada such as, Saskatoon, Regina, Medicine Hat, and Edmonton. I also spent time in Hong Kong and Japan. [
Beautiful photos, Mike. You’re so lucky to be living in Arizona.
Oh noes! Cacti!
mmmhmmm!
Do you have a visa to live in Arizona Mike???
Of course I do! You need one to stay there as long as I did. I mean I’ve been blogging about my Arizona trip for more than 2 months! Do you think I got all of this quality blogging material by only spending a week and a half in the States???