Payson Day Trip

We felt the need to get out of the city. Now that we have a car that can handle dirt roads, we're excited about discovering new back roads in Arizona. So we decided to drive a route recommended by the newspaper's Car section on Thursdays, "Dirt road winds beneath Mogollon Rim." From Payson we took AZ 260 to Forest Road 64 to Tonto Village. We drove to Diamond Point where we hiked up to the fire lookout. We had a great view.

Then we drove to Washington Park, where we hiked on the Arizona Trail for about 2 hours. It was hot, with just a little shade. Not too exciting, but we got our exercise. We were amazed at how many cabins are tucked away where you'd never imagine. And were happy with the way the car handled rough dirt roads. Forest road 64 connected with 87, which headed back to Phoenix. It was great to get away.