Free Camping Greens Peak AZ

Greens Peak located east of Show Low on the 260 off of FR 117 (Click Here For Map) There is a ton of dispersed camping in the area for rigs both big, and small.

 As you can see above its not the prettiest of sites, but after 11 days with painfully slow internet I decided to camp as close to the towers as possible. Elevation of  camp is around 9450' which is about as high as you can get in AZ, in a vehicle.

Weathers been a cool Mid 70's during the day to mid 40's at night. Winds been gusting its blown smoke in twice now, but there has been no fire alerts, or warning yet, so hopefully they have it under control. Heres more pictures of the area....

Camp

Greens Peak. Fire Tower on the far right hope the been enjoying my antics :)

Turtle in the distance.

Forest is extremely dense.

50 to 60 degree morning make for one Happy Husky! Thanks for visiting. Good Day!

Los Burros Camping More Pics

Already left Los Burros Campground, but figured Id post a few more pics. Slow internet forced me to leave, even with a 3g amplifier it was spotty at best. Managed to make it 11 days before I threw in the towel, spotty internet means my connection to the outside world was almost non-existent. Very frightening! :)

The above picture is of Chippy who was named by my Sister in-Law. Although he looks cute he turned out to be quite the pain in the arse. He managed to steal god only knows how much dog food, even with the van locked up he managed to crawl in through cracked windows, and eventually just come in whether I was in there or not. Heres a few more pics.......

Chippy about to leap into the van.

About 30 horses came through, Los Burros trail is popular horseback trail.

Storm Clouds moving in. It did manage to rain one evening. Apache Sitegreaves forest is still in Stage 2 fire restrictions. If stage 3 is hit I believe they shut down all forest usage. No recreation whatsoever.

Back Packing Poochy.

Herd of Elk

Elk, and Candy

Chubby Chippy. Thanks for visiting! Good Day!

Los Burros Campground Arizona

Left the property and headed into Show Low for a few days to stock up on supplies, and take care of some business. Stayed at Scotts Reservoir for 2 days, where I got to meet Jo, Fred, Lucy, and Kim fellow blog readers, and writers. Nice meeting you all..

 My next destination would be Los Burros Campground, which I was told about last year by a fellow van-dweller, so figured it was time to check it out, and it is now my new home for the next 2 weeks.

 Its located 8 miles north of McNary AZ on the old Vernon Hwy up at 7900ft. (Here is a link for directions) Some websites recommend no travel trailer over 22ft, so do your due diligence before visiting. (Update a 30ft Travel Trailer, with a fullsize pick up pulled in with no problems)  The Campground has about 12 sites all have picnic tables, and fire rings. There is also plenty of dispersed camping in the area.

Internet, and phone service did not exist until I turned on the cell phone amplifier, it went from no service to two bars. Weather calls for the mid to upper 70's, so Candy is very pleased. Heres a few more pics......

 General area

 Campsite

 Candy digging her cool morning hike. Only had her leash on so I could guide her around her around the barbwire, and cattle guard. The old Cabin is on the left, and the barn on the right.

 Barn

 Fellow Van-Dweller, and ironically the same guy who told me about this place last summer.

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Even got outhouses not my first choice but better then nothing, and of course the cost to stay here is free. Good Day!

Still Squatting

 Been 6 weeks now that I have been squatting on my soon to be property, the good news is that the owner has given me written consent to stay on the land until the title transfer is complete. Squatting here as been a little difficult its like getting a new toy, and not being able to take it out of the box. Guess it leaves more time to make solid plans.

The weather has been windy for quite a few weeks now, but guess thats the norm for springtime in the mountains. Temps the last few days have been in the low to mid 80's, and 50's at night excellent sleeping weather. Candy doesn't agree, and thinks it time to move further up the mountain. Which may just happen any day soon:) Heres a few pictures of hikes taken around the property...

 Blooming cactus up at 7200 ft

Good Day!

New Neighbors

Been on my soon to be land for almost 3 weeks now. Turns out the title isn't clear, and could take up to six weeks to close, so for now I will continue to squat on there property. My Realtor is working with the owner on signing some documents permitting me to stay here until closing.

 Not to worried about being harassed in my 3 weeks here my Brother and his family came to visit, a truck drove by, one four wheeler, and that's it. Heres some pics of my other neighbors.......

This guy/gal comes thru nightly, and is rather tame.

Decided to buy a hummingbird feeder after rescuing 1 to 2 a day who flew into the van, and got trapped up in the front window. One even poked Candy in the nose.

 Antelope have come thru twice now. Also noticed a lot of deer scat in the area.

Close up of the Antelope. Thanks for visiting, and Good Day!

Hunting for Land

 As I mentioned a few posts back I had been searching for a small piece of ground to call my own. Well there it is 98240 sq ft to call my own, or just a smidgen under 2.5 acres. Papers are all signed and moneys moved into escrow, so hopefully all goes well.

 The property has basically no zoning, and parking a Rv here is permitted, its also located 20 minutes from Show-Low, and has great roads leading to it, which was a tough find.  Its elevation is 6800 feet, so its average temps are mid 80's in the summer, and mid 40's in the winter, there is no water, electric, (which I haven't been hooked to in over 3 years anyways) and most importantly no bills!

 One day should I decide to build a off the grid cabin, the ground is perfect for making a cobb, or earthbag structure, but for now I am just going to put in a driveway leading up to the location pictured above. By the time all that is done I am sure I will be ready yo move on. Heres a few more pics of the property....

 Black Mesa off in the distance. Grass is a bit dry but imagine that green up when the monsoons arrive.

 Mountains in the Distance, about 20 miles as the crow flys. I stayed up there for 6 weeks last year. Wrote about it here.

Great sunsets here as well. Thanks for visiting!

Scott's Reservoir Show-Low, AZ Review

Scotts Reservoir in Show-Low is a great spot to stay when in the Show-Low,Pinetop-Lakeside area.  The area is heavily treed, and each campsite has a fire ring, and picnic tables. The campground also has vault toilets, and is hosted from May 1st to October 1st. Its also very close to all your shopping needs. Your length of stay is just a mere 5 days, which is more then enough time for me to stock up. If you wish to stay in the area longer there is forest land just up the road. Just take a right out of the reservoir, and then take another right on Porter Mountain Road forest land is about 3 to 4 mile back. Ohhhh and it is free to stay at the Reservoir. Heres a few pics.

The reservoir. Thats Porter mountain in the background.

The reason why your stay is limited. Pigs leaving there trash behind Theres hundred's of dumpsters in the area, and they bring there garbage out here, it takes only one to ruin it for the rest of us!

General area

Thanks for visiting!