This spring turned out to be the season of chasing waterfalls for us. Our third, and final, waterfall we visited was Sycamore Falls outside Williams. Tucked away in the Sycamore Canyon Wilderness and flowing only a couple months out of the year, this was yet another adventure we had put off until we got an SUV. It was a cool Saturday after a couple days of rain so we were lucky enough to have the canyon mostly to ourselves - minus a couple climbers. Despite the clouds, the blue green water, similar to that at Fossil Creek, stunned. We were surprised by how short of a walk it had been from the trailhead to the falls so we walked the along the rim for awhile to admire the views of the canyon and pools of the clear, blue green water. Our work schedules have unfortunately been completely opposite lately - in the last two and a half weeks we haven't had a single day off together! Hopefully we'll be able to get back out and explore other incredible places, like Sycamore Falls, together again soon. Any recommendations for northern or central AZ adventures? Comment or send us a message!
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You may remember back in October the most precious maternity session out at Hart Prairie that I did for my good coworker and friend, Courtney and her husband, David. Of course we had to follow up in spring to get some new family photos now that sweet baby Porter is here! We also had the chance to celebrate the soon-to-be grad with some photos at Old Main on NAU's campus. Congrats to David on your upcoming graduation from the Mechanical Engineering program and thanks for making taking beautiful photos so easy Courtney, David, and Porter!
Last July, on our way back from the lavender festival, we stopped off for a picnic lunch at the Petrified Forest National Park. Since then we've been itching to go back and when better than with my parents in tow? We opted for a lesser known, largely unmarked trail at the recommendation of a coworker (thanks Justin!) and agreed, after having not run into another soul on the trail, that it was a sound choice. The Blue Forest trail starts out following an old road with vistas of the colorful teepees and Blue Mesa surrounded by glaring white sandstone. We took our time moseying along the old road keeping our eyes peeled for any evidence of petrified wood. Little did we know, we'd soon find ourselves surrounded by remnants of the old tropical forest this desert once was. Despite the midday rays, we completed most of the 1.2 mile one way trip but turned around after we couldn't determine which knife ridge to follow. I'd recommend this trail for adventurous souls that want to get away from the "crowd" and by "crowd" I mean the few hundred people in the park that day. In my opinion, one of the most appealing things about this park is that even on a beautiful Saturday in March, you can find your own corner of the park to enjoy in solitude.
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