{"id":9445,"date":"2019-09-06T03:50:36","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T10:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=9445"},"modified":"2021-10-04T05:16:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T12:16:25","slug":"crescent-moon-ranch-cabin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=9445","title":{"rendered":"Crescent Moon Ranch cabin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Disclaimer **Please remember that this is a rustic historic ranch house and not a modern hotel. It is a cabin in the forest and very old. It was built by ranchers of the original homestead and made available for public use by the US Forest Service<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was the disclaimer<\/strong> that hooked me into renting this cabin for weekend. I love the feel of cabins built in a by-gone era of ranchers and cowboys of The West. Crescent Moon Ranch cabin<\/a> certainly fit the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The cabin is spacious enough<\/strong> to easily hold ten people, so I have plenty of room for just my lonesome. I set up the cooking area, prep the bedroom with my sleeping bag, and then ready myself for relaxation and adventure in equal amounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The views of Cathedral Rock<\/strong> never leave my eyesight as I make my way down to Oak Creek, a little watery oasis of a river that runs through this desert landscape. I fish for awhile, smiling as others wade by in the river itself, cooling off in the cold water from the heat of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I bike on down to the ranch area<\/strong>, exploring other old historic buildings that have been preserved, then make my way up to a summit to watch the sunset. Its one of the best ones yet, which is quite the statement with the number of glorious sunsets we get here in Arizona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I take my time in the morning<\/strong> to really appreciate the coffee passing by my lips. I watch the clouds rolling in each afternoon as the sun continues on its westward journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vortex continues to relax and inspire me, and this weekend was no exception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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