Humphreys Peak - Coconino National Forest

This was my first time to the 12,333 foot summit.

 

Haulapai Mountain Campground - Kingman, AZ

 Haulapai Mountain Park is a beautiful place for camping and hiking. 

Skull Valley, Arizona

Skull Valley is a small rural ranch community in Yavapai County. It was named after the piles of Indian skulls discovered when the first white people passed through the area.

Arizona Black Rattlesnake - Prescott National Forest

I saw an Arizona Black Rattlesnake on the Woodchute Trail, an 8.5 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Jerome, Arizona. This snake is endemic to the central mountains of the state from below the Colorado River in northwestern Arizona, along and below the Mogollon Rim, through the White Mountains, and down into the Santa Catalina and Rincons. It is found at elevations ranging from about 4,000 to 9,000 feet. Most individuals of this species are relatively docile compared to other rattlesnakes in Arizona. However, the venom is 2 to 2.5 times the toxicity of the Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake (Lowe et al. 1986, Rubio 2010).