If someone told you that one of the most spine-tingling experiences in the entire state of Arizona was sitting just north of Phoenix, accessible on a weekday morning before most people have finished their first cup of coffee, you might be a little skeptical.
That skepticism would be completely understandable, and also completely wrong, because the Clay Mine Trail in Cave Creek, Arizona is exactly that.
Arizona has a way of surprising people who think they’ve already figured it out.
You live here for years, you drive the same highways, you hike the same popular trails, and then someone points you toward a place like the Clay Mine Trail and you realize you’ve been missing something genuinely extraordinary this whole time…