2.5 acres of land for sale in Sun Valley, Arizona 10 minutes NE of Holbrook sitting along a graveled road with power and phone along it and water in the street! It's about 3.25 hours NE of Phoenix, AZ between Flagstaff and Gallup, New Mexico. It sits 4 miles NW of the Petrified Forest National Park as the crow flies and its a beautiful area to find pottery shards and petrified wood while taking a walk!
All of the photos were taken along the east side of the property in April 2018. It sits 2.5 miles E of the Sun Valley exit onto Interstate 40 on the corner of Surrey Road and S 32nd Street, both excellent graveled roads. It's just 7.75 miles SE of Holbrook. Old Route 66 runs along this part of Interstate 40 for those who appreciate the Mother Road!
There is power running along the road and also green cable boxes which I believe is telephone. You would need to contact the local power and telephone companies for the cost to bring the utilities to the property. This property has water in the streets which the City of Holbrook indicated was a $750 connection fee. That sure is way cheaper than drilling a well!
The property is mostly flat with scattered low vegetation. The neighbor to the north waived as we drove by. There were some little dogs outside saying hello to the south that easily chased away. You can also see the red fire hydrant that sits along the road in this photo as well - too cute!
I could see for miles across the flat and grassy Colorado Plateau. There were some cool views of the mesas and buttes of the Painted Desert from the NW to the N. And then more views of the pretty mesas sitting in the Petrified Forest National Park from the SE to the S!
Across the plateau to the south is a view of the White Mountains! The first time we visited the property there were a few horses out grazing on it and you would need to fence it to keep off animals as Arizona is open range. I noticed some new grass poking through though. I thought this was a pretty picture with the horses and snowcapped mountains beyond!
I've stopped out here a handful of times now and each time I easily found painted and stamped pottery as well as petrified wood! It's easiest to hunt for it along the road where the blades have turned it up. I've read that the painted pottery is about 1000 years old and the stamped pottery is 10,000 years old.
One of the gatherings of rocks and pottery we picked up in the Arizona Rancheros!
It sits about 4 miles west as the crow flies of the border of the Petrified Forest National Park which documents over 13,000 years of human occupation in this area! Part of the park contains the Painted Desert, a strangely beautiful landscape with intriguing land forms with multi-colored layers - truly a magnificent sight!
Here's a bit of information about the petrified wood from their website: "Petrified wood found in the park and the surrounding region is made up of almost solid quartz. Each piece is like a giant crystal, often sparkling in the sunlight as if covered by glitter. The rainbow of colors is produced by impurities in the quartz, such as iron, carbon, and manganese."
You could see the White Mountains in the far distance to the South. The White Mountains are considered the playground for people in the Phoenix and Tucson areas who wish to escape to the cooler temperatures of the higher altitude. It's the home of the Apache/Sitgreaves National Forests and White Mountain Apache Reservation. It is the second highest mountain range in Arizona.
It's also home of Smile4u! This past year I've fished a few lakes, hiked a few canyons, found Native American pottery shards and petrified wood, taken quad rides, harvested a Christmas tree from the forest, driven over a few one lane bridges, seen a few waterfalls, floated the creek, seen a couple hundred beautiful sunsets, adopted a homeless cat we named Winslow, explored pueblo ruins of the Native Americans, and spotted herds of elk and antelope.
The Apache/Sitgreaves National Forests, often called the White Mountains, and White Mountain Apache Reservation is the second highest mountain range in Arizona. It is very diverse geographically and culturally and known for it’s outstanding fishing, camping, hiking, hunting, golfing and in the winter months cross-country, downhill skiing and snowmobiling.
It is home to more than 400 species of animals including antelope, elk, deer, fish, big horn sheep, mountain lions, black bears and gray wolves. With over 450 miles of streams and 50 lakes with over 2000 surface acres of cold water lakes, many fisherman, bird watchers and hunters are drawn to the area. It also offers winter time recreational fun like skiing and snowmobiling. Here are a few of my fishing adventures these past few years:
I fell in love with Big Lake in November 2015 and included a few photos of fisherman out having fun! It is considered one of the White Mountains best fishing lakes because of its size and amount of trout caught. I asked these guys what they were catching and they said catch and release trout because they had so many fish already. I've fished there a few times now myself but still haven't caught anything! Ha!
Fishing at Black Canyon Lake on my 52nd birthday! I caught my face and my middle finger!
The only fish I've caught so far in the White Mountains was this giant blue gill on the Fort Apache Reservation near the Salt River Canyon! I let him go!
Within two or three hours are some of the most interesting Indian ruins and parks to explore including Canyon de Chelly, Window Rock, Monument Valley, Walnut Canyon and Wuptaki National Monument. My favorite spot to take visitors is to the Wukoki ruin which is part of the Wuptaki National Monument near Flagstaff. It resembles an old castle and is enormous and makes me marvel at how they made it by hand!
If you look closely you can see Buddy standing on the steps on the right hand side!
One of the greatest adventures in my lifetime was my trip in 2017 to Monument Valley which sits about 200 miles NE of Holbrook. I met up with a Navajo guide Roger for a jeep tour of Mystery Valley and Monument Valley. At one point he beckoned me to sit beside him as he painted a Kokopeli with sand on a rock in front of one of the ruins. He first spent a moment touching the rock with his hands, feeling it. I sat quietly and watched so mesmerized by how quickly the image came to life.
Roger had been joking with us that if we listened we would hear the Kokopelis flute calling us to him. Apparently he calls all the ladies, a modern day Casanova. He was said to travel to villages bringing the change of winter to spring, carrying a sack of seeds and songs on his back. He is the source of human conception and everyone would sing and dance when they heard his flute. The next morning every maiden in the village would be with child.
When we were done I said we should say a prayer or something - it was so spiritual. And before we left Roger walked over to the rock and said a quick prayer then used a stick to erase the image. I asked him what he had said in his native tongue and it was something along the lines of "I did not have the right to draw on this rock and I have erased it to show respect."
People often ask me if I miss living in Washington State with her tall pine trees and its an easy answer - NOPE! I love looking across the wide open valley covered in juniper trees, sage brush, native brush, cactus and desert grass. I love watching the colors of the seasons and there's sun for miles no matter what time of year! Home! Char the Explorer : )
Financing Price: $10,000
Terms with $250 down payment: $9750 at 8% interest with approximately 59 monthly payments of $200.
90 days Early Bird Payoff with $250 down! If $5000 is paid toward the property within 90 days from the contract date Smile4u will waive the remaining balance!
180 days Work Like A Dog Early Payoff with $250 down! If $6250 of principal is paid in the first 180 days from the contract date Smile4u will waive the remaining balance!
We will write both of the early payoff options into the contract. If at any time during the 90 or 180 day period you hit those amounts we will waive the remaining balance and deed the property to you. Dream big!
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