I thought I was going for a walk on a gated Kaibab National Forest road into Lookout Canyon. But the parking area was full of tall grass that I didn’t want to park my hot truck on top of, and there was no gate. So I drove on.
After two miles of two-track road and 12 miles more to go I feared a closed gate at the far end and pulled into a clearing with an old coral. A good place to park on dirt and go for a little walk.
Looked like the coral hadn’t been used in quite a while.
I found the old fences and loading shoot intriguingly photogenic.
Wandering around I discovered a sign for Riggs Spring. Always nice to know where you are.
Don’t know if there’s a correlation with the name and all the rusty springs as I couldn’t find any information on Riggs Spring. I do know the Kaibab National Forest has allowed cattle grazing for a very long time so can only assume that Mr. Riggs might have been the first to utilize this water supply for his stock.
And maybe there were buildings here at one time.
The spring bubbles up from under ground through a pipe into a water tank.
I was mesmerized for a while watching the bubbles and flow of the clear cold water.
With every step across the meadow grasshoppers filled the air then landed hidden when I stopped. Not easy to photograph.
At 86 degrees, it was too hot to hike for long so I returned home in my air conditioned truck. Sure was a nice ride.
I love exploring new areas, I don’t do it much anymore because of my knees, but I loved taking a walk with you today! I think I would have skimmed off the algae and cooled off in the spring! LOL!
Looks like a neat place to explore, especially the springs.
I have a smile on my face. I think I know exactly what kind of trek this was today. You wanted to go for a ride and a little walk. You found some great shots but it wasn’t the day for pushing it:) But you did it, felt good…and even better with the a/c feeling some accomplishment for the day:) I failed in my trek today. It was muggy and hot, super cloudy…..I drove to Sabino Canyon…..got to the entrance and turned around:) I failed. And then it started raining…downpouring! So it was the right decision:) I did however wash my windows and fix up my cacti garden again….so not all was lost.
I love the spring with a little vegetation. It’s nice. I think if it were hot and I was thirsty…I’d overlook all that green stuff floating on top:) Hope you had a nice 4th today. All my best. Chris
I really like the photos of this deserted place, Gaelyn. Did you have off on July 4? Hope your mouth is feeling OK. I go on the 17th.
It looks like a good time to me. Corrals and old fences always seem to want a photograph.
Looks like a great spot to explore but has to agree that it doesn’t look like its been used for a while. And as for the photos. Just shows never go anywhere without a camera cause there will always be something to photograph.
Until this fire season, it never occurred to me to worry about parking a hot car on top of dried grass. But we just had a small wild fire start here in north Denver because a guy drove through a field and ignited the weeds from the heat of his truck.
It’s getting ready to rain and how though. YAY!
there are so many beautiful spots in the Kaibab! The spring looks enticing on a hot day.
Love the rusty springs! –Or rusty anything for that matter….