Is the view better to the north or south?

While hiking on the Pine-Strawberry Trail, I was setting the camera up on the tripod and suddenly realized that the view was stunning both to the north and to the south.

I couldn’t decide if I should take our photo coming or going. 

Here’s what we saw as we hiked north toward the Mogollon Rim….

And the view behind us to the south was of the Matzatzal Mountains and as far as the eye can see….

That’s the great thing about this trail that traverses the edge of Strawberry Mountain between the small hamlets of Pine and Strawberry—no matter which way we hike through the chaparral and pine forests, it is spectacularly beautiful!

And to top it off, below our little town of Pine is nestled in a valley beneath the Rim…..     

…..where my Danny and I live so happily together in our sweet little cabin.

From our cabin’s back porch—the sun rising on our back lot, my Valentine’s Day gift from my dear Danny, with a view of the Mogollon Rim in the distance….