Chiricahua Snow Hike

In December of 2015, the ski season in Washington had just gotten started. We spent the holidays in Arizona, and on that trip visited Chiricahua National Monument in the southern part of the state. Imagine our surprise at finding almost as much snow on the ground just a few miles from the Mexican border as we had just a few miles from the Canadian one.

Despite the snow, it wasn’t particularly cold, and the sun was shining. Our group ranged in age from 7 to 70-something, so we didn’t pick anything too challenging. But we still had a couple of really nice hikes in the desert. With snow.