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Posted: 8/2/2009 7:32:11 PM EDT
Wife and I wanted to get out of the heat of Phoenix so we decided that a retreat to 7,000 feet might be just the trick. We drove along the Mogollong Rim and then camped at a remote lake. Here are some pics:
The Forest service was doing a controlled burn: 
We stopped at Clear Creek on the 95 and I caught a couple of little crawdads: 
Blue Ridge Reservoir: 
My wife was absolutely fascinated by the cows on the way to: 
Breakfast pic (chorizo and eggs with cilantro, onions, and cheese): 
Bucket o' delicious crawdads that a nice gentleman gave us: 
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Posted: 8/2/2009 7:34:59 PM EDT
[#1]
Beautiful! Looks like you had a great time.
Nice old-model Ruger. |
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Posted: 8/2/2009 7:35:30 PM EDT
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Nice Pics, def very different looking from Southern AZ, the only place I've driven through in AZ.
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Posted: 8/2/2009 7:39:00 PM EDT
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Beautiful! Looks like you had a great time. Nice old-model Ruger. Thank you. It's actually a Herter's from West Germany. My uncle gave it to me. The trigger is nowhere near as good as on a Ruger, but it goes bang boom every time and you can't beat the price. I think I'll start carrying it more, but I need a better holster. |
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Posted: 8/2/2009 7:46:46 PM EDT
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When I was stationed out at Luke, we used to head out to Bear Canyon Lake.
The Rim is beautiful. |
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Posted: 8/2/2009 7:51:15 PM EDT
[#5]
Cool trip thanks for posting the pics.
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Posted: 8/2/2009 7:54:36 PM EDT
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Very nice! 10/10
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Posted: 8/2/2009 7:57:46 PM EDT
[#7]
Really cool man, might have to make that one of my stops on my trip around the US
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Posted: 8/2/2009 8:16:21 PM EDT
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I hear Tell Sackett's hole'd up there someplace livin in a cave with a she Panther....
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Posted: 8/2/2009 8:19:22 PM EDT
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SHHHH dont show people these pics man.. Folks, Arizona is all hot desert! There nothing to see here, move on.
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Posted: 8/2/2009 8:21:35 PM EDT
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That's up in my stomping grounds
 Looks like you had a good time. 9/10 on the breakfast pics. |
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Posted: 8/2/2009 8:24:18 PM EDT
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I've recently discovered Louis L'amour's books and a lot of his stories take place in the Muggy-owns. Now, thanks to you, I know what he's talking about and it sure is beautiful.
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Posted: 8/2/2009 8:49:38 PM EDT
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My dad used to live in Payson (located within the Mogollon Rim), that whole area up there is beautiful!!
Funny sign there in town at a liquor store that read "Rim Liquor". 
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Posted: 8/2/2009 9:08:51 PM EDT
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damn that looks like fun.
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Posted: 8/2/2009 9:26:26 PM EDT
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Where did you make camp? Looks like long lake maybe?
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Posted: 8/2/2009 9:28:35 PM EDT
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My dad used to live in Payson (located within the Mogollon Rim), that whole area up there is beautiful!! Funny sign there in town at a liquor store that read "Rim Liquor". 
I love camping up there. |
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Posted: 8/2/2009 9:31:26 PM EDT
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Where did you make camp? Looks like long lake maybe?
Might be.  Weren't all that many people there. It sure would be nice if it stayed that way.
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Posted: 8/2/2009 9:32:31 PM EDT
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I hope you were able to avoid all the people. I wish I would have hit up Blue Ridge this summer.
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Posted: 8/2/2009 9:32:49 PM EDT
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very cool pics.
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:08:50 PM EDT
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I hope you were able to avoid all the people. I wish I would have hit up Blue Ridge this summer. There were very few people where we ended up. There were a lot of folks all over the Blue Ridge area, especially at the reservoir. Summer's not over. It's not too late to get up there and beat the heat for a weekend. I think we'll go again over Labor Day weekend. |
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:17:01 PM EDT
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I love going camping on the rim - seldom do we not see elk, deer, and a coyote or two. To get out of the heat and up in the pines is always a welcome thing to do.
Glad you were able to get out and have some fun.
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Posted: 8/2/2009 10:34:20 PM EDT
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My dad used to live in Payson (located within the Mogollon Rim), that whole area up there is beautiful!! Funny sign there in town at a liquor store that read "Rim Liquor". http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v364/34/112/696375383/n696375383_4581058_6361.jpg I love camping up there. There is a smaller, painted sign closer to the street, which is a little more "on purpose". Payson is a really nice placce. Loved hiking around and hearing all the elk up there. |
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Posted: 8/3/2009 3:30:07 PM EDT
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Neat Google maps photo of the Mogollon Rim:
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Posted: 8/3/2009 4:44:54 PM EDT
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Looks like a great place, thanks for the pics. & nice hunk of iron too.
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