Actually a third one as of this morning. All three within a few miles of each other. Last I heard, the forest is closed as of last week due to extreme fire danger from Payson to the Rim. Regarding the bears, its very dry, no water therefore not much growing that they eat. Yes they will be searching ...

Haigler Creek , Tonto creek near the fish hatchery , Kinder Crossing.

Hub and I drove to Rocky Point for 4 days back in September. Stayed on Sandy Beach. Perfect weather. The beach and water were perfect. At night we were intown. The fresh caught seafood was unbelievable, prices more than reasonable. Mexican beef as out of this world! Everyone pleasant and helpful. Fe...

@arizonadreaming perhaps about 1.8mi from the trailhead on the north face of Peeley? http://hikearizona.com/location_g.php?QX=135 I didn't have the GPS with me, so sorry. I based the distance on 30 mins of hiking in. ( could have been slightly under 2 miles) It was definetely on the left and extrem...

I drove to the Mt Peeley TH today. The road is rugged but was fine with no problems, but I have a large SUV. Temp at 1pm was a brisk 38 degrees and partly cloudy. Had my 2 German Shepherds with me, they alerted several times to something on the left portion of the trail about 2 miles in. Have no ide...

In response to Nighthiker's reply: Thanks Nighthiker, I didn't realize Shoofly was a place to watch the sun rise. Its close to me and sometimes I go out there at night to see elk and the stars, they are truly phenomenal. I'll try the sunrise. Thanks.

Does anyone know of a good spot to watch the sun rise that is less than an hour from Payson? Looking to do this over the Thanksgiving weekend. Thanks in advance.