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Article: Chilling out in Chiricahua.(Chiricahua National Monument)(Brief Article)
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- December 1, 2000
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In southeast Arizona, a national monument that's ideal for winter wandering
About a mile down the Echo Canyon Trail, the mummies start to surround you. At least that's what it looks like. The path winds through a legion of eerie stone figures, some towering 100 feet above. It's all part of the Rhyolite Canyon formation in the Chiricahua National Monument, about a two-hour drive east of Tucson. During winter the park is at its quietest, making it a fine spot for a postholiday drive and hike. Daytime temperatures hover in the 50s. Snow sometimes falls, but it seldom lingers.
Chiricahua, declared a national monument in 1924, protects 12,000 acres. As you ...