Hiking Chiricahua National Monument in Issue 32

[Aaron Zagrodnick]

@Daniel Anderson Jr shares this story of a scenic hike in southern Arizona - take a look at the links below:

Day Hiking Chiricahua in Issue 32

Day Hiking in Chiricahua National Monument - Republished on the TrailGroove Blog

Issue 32 Page 1

[Mark Wetherington]

I really enjoyed reading this piece and looking at the pictures.

I backpacked in the adjacent Chiricahua Wilderness in 2011 and really regret not making it a priority to explore the Chiricahua National Monument before or after the trip. We did get a decent view towards the monument while hiking on the Chiricahua Crest Trail (center-right of photo):

Like you said, the area is definitely "isolated and enchanting"! We only saw 4 other hikers in 5 days in mid-March. A few months later a forest fire (Horseshoe 2) came through and burned pretty much everywhere we hiked. Since it was my first trip out West it holds a special place in my heart -- hoping to make it down there for a trip again and I will definitely not be passing up the national monument this time around.

[Aaron Zagrodnick]

Looks like some amazing terrain and thanks for the read Daniel! Between the monument, wilderness, and everything in between looks like this could be a great area to explore.