Jeep Trip - Camp Wood Rd and Bagdad

With the great weather lately, we spend the day taking a jeep trip.  We started up Williamson Valley Rd and turned onto Camp Wood Rd.  Camp Wood is very well maintained and there were several vehicles on it.  The terrain started with ranch land, then juniper forest then pine forest.  The western end went through a very nice canyon area.

In Bagdad, we checked out the outdoor mining display and had a nice protein iced coffee.  We also did a short hike along Bridle Creek.

We left Bagdad southbound along 96, then 97 west to 93.  After a few miles south, we turn eastware onto Santa Maria Rd.  This easy trail had some very nice wildflower fields.  He ended up back on 96 and then took the highway to Skull Valley.

We finished up by taking Copper Basin Rd and then Thumb Butte Rd (which was very bumpy) back home.

Wildflowers along Santa Maria Rd

Dump truck shovel in Bagdad

Great weather and views

Great weather and views

Prescribed Burns

Here in Arizona, they take preventative measures for fires.  In California they just wait until entire towns are destroyed.

Local prescribed burn

Snow Camp 2026

Had another awesome time at snow camp.  There was enough snow to camp at French Camp so we made the walk to Tom's Place for breakfast and watch women's Olympic curling.

While we were gone, a bobcat stalked our patio

Tom's Place bar

Great weather

Camp

Getting geared up for the snowshoe in

Snow in Atlanta

Atlanta got ice and snow the week I was there.

Snow in Smyrna

Snow Activities

We got a decent snowstorm recently so I took advantage for some snow activities.

Shoveling the driveway

Lily in the snow

Snowscape

After the storm

Lily finally out of the house

During the storm

Secret Prescott Christmas Spots

Christmas in Prescott 2025

We hosted the family for Christmas this year at Juniper Ridge.  We scrambled to get enough places for 12 people to sleep but the house did great.  We didn't run out of propane nor water!

• Food, food, food!
• A couple of days on the range
• Local hikes
• Bill's Pizza

Prescott Square

Lynx Lake with very low water

Weekend Activities

• Hiked Pioneer Park for the first time
• Range day with buddy to zero some optics
• Getting house ready for Christmas
• Cookie sale at church

Along the trails in Pioneer Park

Pioneer Park trail map