Fossil Springs

I have discovered many Arizona "Gems" over the years.  I have come to know that Arizona has a few more things to offer than barren desert, cactus, and a the big ditch. Fossil Springs is an oasis in the desert. As the temperatures cooked us for the last two weeks, we devised a plan to escape the inferno and went camping up the mountain near Strawberry. We broke away for a short trip on Saturday to enjoy the cool waters of Fossil Springs. Our Adventure Beast (Ford Excursion) took us down the narrow road that hangs over the cliffs edge the entire drive down the canyon, so we could take the shorter hike on the creek side trail with our 5 hooligans. We were also accompanied on our adventure by our Queen Creek friends The Ethingtons and my brother and sister in-law Jamie & Jennifer.

I did not jump off this waterfall... this time. I did not want any of the drunk people (standing around watching jumpers) to attempt to jump in and save my life.

Adventure Boy on rope swing

Re: Toby. It's in his blood to love adventure. We've bread him this way.  

In July we had a family reunion in the White Mountains of Arizona. The theme was to enjoy the small town and small town activities we did as kids. It's hard to let kids do what you did as a kid. However, I'm glad I was there with my kids to see how much fun they had!