Stoneman Lake, Arizona
and surrounding areas inlcuding Apache Maid Mt.
Stoneman Lake is one of the few lakes in Arizona that's truly natural, not a reservoir
created by a dam (opinions vary on which other lakes are natural, although Mormon Lake
is usually included on this very short list as well). Although Stoneman is indeed a natural
lake, the water level fluctuates dramatically depending how much rainfall the region gets,
and in particularly dry years the place may actually be reduced to more of a marsh. Other
photos on this page were taken on the Coconino National Forest somewhere between
Stoneman Lake and Apache Maid Mt. four miles to the southwest. The entire area is
at the low edge of the high country where junipers mix with pines, deer and elk
forage among the trees, and antelope roam in great grassy meadows.