# Chiricahua - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/chiricahua/ - Published: 2010-05-23T22:06:00-07:00 - Author: My Walkabout After a long week of frustration, road weariness, general disdain, and sleepless nights, I shrugged it all off and headed to[ Chiricahua Sky Island.](http://www.nps.gov/chir/index.htm) [[ Rising to 9,763 feet in the Arizona southeastern landscape, this isolated mountain range is home to the Chiricahua Apaches. [[ The Apache call these pinnacles _“standing up rocks”_._ _They were formed 27 million years ago from the Turkey Creek Volcano that spewed ash over 1,200 square miles. [[ I couldn’t wait to immerse myself back into nature, and with a backpack of granola and water, I set out on the trails to explore this area. Things were going quite well, and the scenic beauty was perfect for photo’s. That is until a little friend decided to appear on my trail….   [[ I have two phobias. Sharks & snakes. ( _Thank you Indiana Jones and Jaws!_) In all my outdoor adventures, I have yet to encounter a snake until this trip. So I knew that the odds were against me that I wouldn’t EVER see one. I screamed and yelled ( if other hikers were around they probably thought….where is that foul mouthed little girl?), but the little fellow didn’t move.   So I tried to scare it with a rock   [[   But that plan didn’t work. The snake just looked at me with it’s evil little eyes. I could feel an immense panic attack happening, so before I became paralyzed with fear and ended up this serpent’s dinner, I used what adrenaline I had left, and ran and jumped over Mr. Snake.   Safely on the other side, I thought that I better take a picture of Mr. Snake.   [[ Doesn’t orange mean that it is a Coral snake? and aren’t they the most dangerous?   But aside from that, this really is a mystical place. If you enjoy nature and rock formations, please enjoy this : ### Share this: * [ Email ](https://mywalkabout.net/chiricahua/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Chiricahua&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmywalkabout.net%2Fchiricahua%2F&share=email) * [Post](https://x.com/share) * [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) * [ WhatsApp ](https://mywalkabout.net/chiricahua/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ Nextdoor ](https://mywalkabout.net/chiricahua/?share=nextdoor) * [ Threads ](https://mywalkabout.net/chiricahua/?share=threads) * [[ * [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * [ Reddit ](https://mywalkabout.net/chiricahua/?share=reddit) ### Like this: Like Loading… ## Comments ### By: Willy - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/chiricahua/#comment-74 - Published: 2010-05-25T13:37:25-07:00 @E.W. – thank you so much. I love going on walkabouts. Loading... ### By: the eternal worrier is: - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/chiricahua/#comment-73 - Published: 2010-05-25T13:27:01-07:00 I love the B & W photos and the video. There’s nothing like just picking up and going into the wilderness. Or maybe even just away from other people / cars / work/ shops /society. The music fits well with the pixs. Loading...