2024 July 4th Atop Mt Graham

[Stepmurr]

I'm planning on spending the first week of July high atop Mt Graham. No 4 wheelin', but should be a tad cooler camping at 9,000' elevation than diein' on the desert floor.

Might see fireworks in the small towns (Pima, Thatcher, Safford) along US-70 on the 4th

Feel free to stop by if you are in the vicinity

Pix from 2022:

CSC Random picture thread

Seen in Truth or Consequences, NM. Who can name make and model? 55 Studebaker Commander via Google Lens

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[LandCruiserPhil]

Dont count on seeing fireworks unless its on your way up. Once you hit 9000' you are on the back side of the mountain.

Do you know where you plan to camp?

 

[Stepmurr]

Dont count on seeing fireworks unless its on your way up. Once you hit 9000' you are on the back side of the mountain.

Do you know where you plan to camp?

Hoping to get the same spot at the Clark Peak “Undeveloped” site that I camped at in 2022 (see first link above). This site can see down to the towns along US-70 and I saw some random fireworks prior to the 4th, but on the 4th it was raining and clouded over and couldn’t see the desert floor.

It will probably rain again every day this year too, but it will still be a good time!

 

[Stepmurr]

Camped for the week.

Ranger said it rained every night for the last five nights.

Good times!

 

[Stepmurr]

 

[Saddletramp]

Thanks for posting up the invite Red Steve.

 

[Stepmurr]

Breakfast of champions

I believe this is an Abert's squirrel or the tassel-eared squirrel (Sciurus aberti)

 

[Stepmurr]

The early worm
gets the bird . . .

 

[OGBeno]

The early worm
gets the bird . . .

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Beautiful photos.

 

[Stepmurr]

Beautiful photos.

Thanks!

Its hard to take a bad picture on this mountain

 

[splitshot]

I was just talking to the daughter and her husband about "cooler" places to camp and get out of the heat yesterday. This was on the list.

 

[Stepmurr]

Massive picture dump

Bear on the road around 9,000 foot elevation

Rab\ndom bird

Is that bark chocolate?

 

[Stepmurr]

Massive picture dump

Thatcher - Safford - Freeport Mine

Random bird

Chippie

Squirrel type 1

I believe this is a rock squirrel (Otospermophilus variegatus)

Squirrel type 2

I believe this is an Abert's squirrel or the tassel-eared squirrel (Sciurus aberti)

Mole

 

[Stepmurr]

Massive picture dump

Purtiest bird on the mountain

Squirrel-o-rama of Abert's & Rock Squirrels

On alert

Hey buddy, whatch doin?

Thin Lizzy

 

[Stepmurr]

Massive picture dump

Abert's Squirrels chasing each other around a tree

Random birds

Mole back for more above ground treats

Coulda had turkey for dinner . . .

Waiting for the fireworks to start

 

[Stepmurr]

Massive picture dump

Waiting

Kerpow!

 

[Stepmurr]

Massive picture dump

Fire works!

A view from 9,000 feet

 

[Stepmurr]

Massive picture dump

I love the smell of skunk in the morning - smells like victory!

Butter flys - so do these

Wasp not

Bee smart

 

[Stepmurr]

Mt Graham woodlands creatures list:

Ants
Bears
Bees
Beetles
Birds
Bunnies
Butterflys
Bugs
Chipmunks
Crows
Deer
Flys
Humans (crazy dog lady)
Humans (nice hikers)
Lizards
Mole
Skunk
Squirrels type 1 - Rock squirrel (Otospermophilus variegatus)
Squirrels type 2 - Abert's squirrel or the tassel-eared squirrel (Sciurus aberti)
Turkeys
Vultures
Wasps

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Mt Graham Arrow tree