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Best Hiking Snacks to Keep You Satisfied

Best Hiking Snacks to Keep You Satisfied

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Best Hiking Snacks to Keep You Satisfied Ready to conquer those trails but bored of your current snacks? You’re not alone! The food is one of the best parts of hiking, haha. Fueling your body effectively is just as crucial as having the right gear, and...
Butcher Jones Trail- A Stunning Lakeside Trail in the Desert

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The Wave Arizona Hike (A SIMPLE Guide)

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Hiking to Weaver’s Needle in the Superstition Mountains

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Hiking Picacho Peak in Arizona During Wildflower Season

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the hot temps are coming back 🥵 here are place the hot temps are coming back 🥵

here are places you can getaway in arizona to get out of the heat and what i like about all of them ⤵️

📍MOGOLLON RIM
•only <1.5 hrs from phoenix, the perfect bridge to amazing places like the rim, christopher creek, pine, strawberry, and more 
•check out the shroom room, danzeisen dairy ice cream, and common grounds coffee AND below the rim meadery

📍PINE
•an amazing small town vibe with restaurants like THAT brewery and old county inn. has an awesome downtown with lots of shops
•quick drive to water wheel falls, washington park, etc

📍STRAWBERRY
•only a few miles from pine
•stay at the strawberry inn and eat at the pie bar and windmill coffee
•hike fossil creek (itself is not the best summer activity)

📍FLAGSTAFF
•usually 20 degrees cooler than the valley. nights feel epic.
•the downtown is my FAV downtown in the state. so many festivals and art fairs and the farmers market & shops to see
•too many good places to eat than I can even list on here!

📍SEDONA
•honestly still pretty dang hot in summer unless you’re at the “end of the world” or in the water!

📍WHITE MTNS
•show low, pinetop, lakeside, greer… oh my!
•eat at cycleogical coffee, darbis, and more. i love staying at the nook pinetop
•such beautiful green hikes with rivers like Thompson trail

where are you off to next????
if my trip revolves around good coffee in beautifu if my trip revolves around good coffee in beautiful places outdoors, im all set 😍🤣☕️

the morning I made coffee in our campervan rental & got to enjoy it at tunnel view in yosemite was 😮‍💨

& do you see the rainbow latte?!?! 🌈
things to do in strawberry, arizona 🍓🍓 stra things to do in strawberry, arizona 🍓🍓

strawberry & pine arizona are located only 1.5-2 hrs north of phoenix via highway 87 through payson!

it’s such a quick drive for such a rewarding change in scenery & elevation 🌲

ive been multiple times for the last decade & here are some of my favs:

🍓EAT, hahahaha. at places like @windmillcoffeeaz , @oldcountyinn , @fossil_creek_farm_llc , @btrmeadery & @piebaraz 

🍓HIKE, at tonto bridge national monument, the pine-strawberry trail, the arizona trail, washington park, FOSSIL SPRINGS, the rim & so many more!

🍓SHOP, downtown pine & strawberry are so cute! places like the @pinelavenderfarm is a great shopping experience! 

🤩 SAVE this for a summer getaway 🤩
best places to go camping in northern arizona 🏕 best places to go camping in northern arizona 🏕️🏕️

these are only a FEW of the amazing spots to camp up north. 

📍mogollon rim (includes areas outside of Payson, Pine, Strawberry, etc)
📍white mountains (pinetop/lakeside/greer, etc)
📍flagstaff
📍sedona

& so much more! 

to make it easy for you, I made a 40 page guide called “northern arizona camping” so whenever you want to get out of town, you don’t need to worry about researching forest roads (which can take forever), I’ve already compiled all that for you!

comment “camp” for the guide link 💕💕

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