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Chiricahua National Monument

I wish we had several days to spend at Chiricahua! My decision to try to include a quick stop to Fort Bowie before we came to Chiricahua, combined with the short daylight hours this time of the year, wound up preventing us from going on most of the hikes here. We did a couple of quick hikes, but they were really just whetting our appetite to see more than we had time to see!

“Organ Pipe” rock formation in Chiricahua
On the road to Chiricahua from Fort Bowie
There was a bit of Fall foliage visible as we visited Chiricahua
We stopped after entering the park to open the roof of the Jeep
Fall foliage and fantastic rock formations along the road in Chiricahua.
Coatimundi family along the road
Coatimundi family crossing the road
The Echo Canyon Loop Trail. We hiked this as far as the Grotto.
Panorama of some of the formations along the Echo Canyon Trail
Arms-length photo at an overlook along the Echo Canyon Trail
Balancing rock sort of looks like a caricature head
Exploring the grotto along the Echo Canyon Trail
Suspended rock at the Grotto
Pinnacles as viewed from the Massai Point Trail
The Massai Point Trail brought us past this balancing rock
A delicate balance
Sunset over the rock formations at Massai Point