A short distance from downtown Prescott there’s a hidden gem driving south out-of-town. Follow Senator highway, pass by Goldwater lake and continue driving past Groom Creek. You’ll find yourself on a dirt road heading out to Walker and Crown King. And along the drive you’ll come upon the old silver mine. It’s a unique location to be sure. Nestled among …
Photographing Prescott from on high. Drone Photography
As a recently licensed commercial drone pilot I’ve got to say that the Prescott area offers a lot of scenic views for drone photography. Places like the Granite Dells, Granite Basin, Thumb Butte, Lynx Lake, and Goldwater lake offer some amazing visual opportunities. With that said, aerial photography with drones in the tri-city area offer some major challenges as well. …
5 mile sections of The Prescott Circle Trail – Goldwater Lake to White Spar Campground
Continuing our series of segments of the Prescott Circle trail, today’s post brings you along the 5 mile segment from Goldwater Lake to White Spar on Route 89. This trail section finds visitors on a well shaded trail that feels more like New England than Arizona. A thick pine forest, two small lakes, and a pleasant walk or ride. In …
Monsoon season in the Granite Dells 2017
Arizona’s Monsoons are something to be seen. Incredibly powerful storms, amazing cloud builds every afternoon, and the skies afterward are completely enchanting. Throughout the entire state, the monsoon season leaves many people in awe. And when it comes to scenes from the 2017 monsoon season, Watson Lake and Willow Lake in Prescott Arizona’s Granite Dells offered a lot to visitors …
5 mile sections of The Prescott Circle Trail – Peavine to Willow Lake
The Prescott Circle Trail is over 50 miles in length. While completing it in a single day is possible for mountain bikers and trail runners, realistically for “the rest of us” we might want to take a slower approach. With that in mind, Explore Prescott will be doing a series of short sections of the Circle trail for visitors to …
The Peavine Trail Prescott AZ – Bike, Hike, Run, and Relax
Located in the Granite Dells next to Watson Lake Park, visitors to Prescott will find a fun trail for all. Take a short hike, break out your mountain bike, bring along some cameras and binoculars for bird watching…..whatever you’d like to do. The Peavine Trail follows an old railroad grade through the Granite Dells. You don’t have to be a …
A Hike on the Constellation Trail – Prescott AZ
With so many trails to hike, bike, run, climb, and ride horses along, one of the big issues for this writer is picking a trail to spend so time on. There are so many options in the Prescott area. Honestly, almost every trail around the city is scenic, so you’re always sure to have a good time. One trail that …
Watson Lake Park
This post is being written after taking a late morning stroll through Watson Lake Park. Readers should know, this is a beautiful location that is sometimes beyond description. Stunning granite formations, a lovely small lake (a pond by east coast standards), hiking trails, boat launches, locals and visitors enjoying the day….. This park is one of those must see locations. …
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