National Forests

National forests are where you go to get properly lost. Not the kind of lost that requires a rescue, the kind where you go days without seeing another person and the only thing on the agenda is whatever is around the next bend. The sheer amount of land to explore is staggering and the beauty of it has a different quality than the parks, rawer and less managed and all the more magical for it. These are the national forests I have visited so far and there are many more on the list.

Visited National Forests

Lincoln National Forest

Sprawling across the mountains of southeastern New Mexico, Lincoln National Forest is one of those places that carries a lot of history alongside its stunning scenery. From the infamous Lincoln County War to its roots as one of the earliest national forests in the country, there is more to this place than meets the eye. Come take a look at what I found out there.

Superstition Wilderness

A vast and rugged 160,000 acres of volcanic peaks and box canyons east of Phoenix, home to the legend of the Lost Dutchman’s lost gold mine. People have spent lifetimes searching these mountains, and some never came back. Here is what to know before you walk into them.