I decided to head out to try and track down an arrastra I read about a long time ago. It was mentioned in a report to be one of only two known “wagon wheel” style arrastras in a national park (The other one is the Pinto Wye Arrastra out in Joshua Tree). This one is at the southern end of Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Arizona. There was an added benefit for this trip in that there were going to be petroglyphs along the way. Historic mining and rock art? Sign me up.
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Grand Wash Cliffs Colony
I met up with legendary explorer Roger Mitchell to explore the Grand Wash Cliffs of Arizona. It was a surprise to both of us when we found an abandoned group of cabins tucked back in the woods. The cabins appear to have been built and then abandoned in the 1970s
Law’s Spring
One summer a few years ago, we explored the Ponderosa pine forests of northern Arizona. One of the spots we visited was Law’s Spring. It was an old campsite along the historic Beale Wagon Road.
History
The Beale Road was born from a need to travel over the newly
Lava River Cave
Formed in the Pleistocene, roughly 675,000 years ago, this 0.75-mile-long lava tube is remarkable for its length and tall ceilings; at some points, the roof is more than 30 feet above your head. That is a bit unusual in my experience.