Its snowing today so its a great time to visit Arizona. Today's visit takes us to The Chiricahua mountains and the Chiricahua national monument the last refuge for the Apache tribe who, led by the famous chiefs Cochise and Geronimo, carried the last series of major attacks on white settlers before finally being defeated in 1886.
27 Million years ago huge volcanic eruptions laid down 2000 feet of ash and pumice in this area which fused spires, hoodoos and balanced rocks which lie above the surrounding grassland at elevations up to 7800 ft
At Chiricahua the Sonoran desert meets the Chihuahuan desert, and the Rocky mountains meet Mexico's
Sierra Madre, making it one of the most biologically diverse areas in the northern hemisphere, never mind the geological interest!
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