# Edge of the World - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/edge-of-the-world/ - Published: 2021-03-30T05:34:12-07:00 - Author: My Walkabout **It’s the first weekend** following the US Presidential election of 2020, and the world is still awaiting the results. I decide to get out of town instead of watching the news, and try to find the [Edge of the World](https://www.theoutbound.com/arizona/camping/winter-camp-at-east-pocket-end-of-the-world). I figure that, depending upon the outcome, it’s the perfect place to celebrate or jump. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_0129.jpg?resize =640%2C360&ssl=1) **Officially known as East Pocket**, the dirt road rumbles along for fifty some odd miles through the Ponderosa forest outside of Flagstaff. You can feel the impending winter storm in the air, but currently I still have blue skies, it’s just windy as hell. There are no signs guiding one, you just keep driving until there is no more road. I see a couple of makeshift campgrounds, and a homemade swing blowing crazily back and forth in the wind. My first time seeing the Edge of the World landscape. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_0097.jpg?resize =640%2C480&ssl=1) **Precariously I walk to the Edge**, and marvel at the scenery. The backside of the Vortex, in all of its glorious wonder, is before me. ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_0108-1.jpg? resize=640%2C359&ssl=1) **There are no official trails out here**. I walk along the rim, being careful not to stumble and go over the edge, or to let a big gust of wind push me over. I am hardly getting any phone reception, but a single text does finally reach me. _“We have a winner, its official.”_ ![](https://i0.wp.com/mywalkabout.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_0128.jpg?resize =640%2C480&ssl=1) **I end up** not jumping over the Edge. ### Share this: * [ Email ](https://mywalkabout.net/edge-of-the-world/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Edge%20of%20the%20World&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmywalkabout.net%2Fedge-of-the-world%2F&share=email) * [Post](https://x.com/share) * [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) * [ WhatsApp ](https://mywalkabout.net/edge-of-the-world/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ Nextdoor ](https://mywalkabout.net/edge-of-the-world/?share=nextdoor) * [ Threads ](https://mywalkabout.net/edge-of-the-world/?share=threads) * [[ * [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * [ Reddit ](https://mywalkabout.net/edge-of-the-world/?share=reddit) ### Like this: Like Loading…