{"id":20257,"date":"2024-12-03T05:03:32","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T12:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=20257"},"modified":"2024-12-03T05:08:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T12:08:55","slug":"mount-graham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=20257","title":{"rendered":"Mount Graham"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"22826\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"22827\">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<\/script>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3fe9eed66e9e20437748d2677dd4faf6 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>The Labor Day long weekend is here<\/strong>, which finally gives me some time to explore a place that I&#8217;ve wanted to see for over twenty years now&#8230;..Mount Graham. High above the community of Safford, Arizona, this lone mountain is the perfect place to explore while escaping our brutal summer valley heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-attachment-id=\"20261\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?attachment_id=20261\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GPTempDownload.jpg?fit=5184%2C3888&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3888\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HERO9 Black&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;DCIM100GOPROGOPR6968.JPG&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1725221420&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0012484394506866&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DCIM100GOPROGOPR6968.JPG&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DCIM\\100GOPRO\\GOPR6968.JPG\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;DCIM\\100GOPRO\\GOPR6968.JPG&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GPTempDownload.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GPTempDownload.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GPTempDownload.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GPTempDownload.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GPTempDownload.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GPTempDownload.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GPTempDownload.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GPTempDownload.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GPTempDownload.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GPTempDownload.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GPTempDownload.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GPTempDownload.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GPTempDownload.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GPTempDownload.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mywalkabout.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GPTempDownload.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e633990c07309355173bfbb9787915f2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>The single road takes<\/strong> one up close to the summit, with trails to be found that you can climb to the top for breath taking views of the valleys from all sides. If you keep driving the road (which I did), the gravel turns to dirt and eventually you end up at a mountain lake. 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