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.
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.
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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
Pageportal. 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.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.
Yep portal. Brain tired. Page AZ is somewhere totally different.