There’s a good chance that I will travel through the Pinetop-Lakeside area before winter. My siblings and I, spread our parents ashes in the forest just north of Pinetop, on a trail loop under the forest lookout tower, and I would like to pay my respects for the first time since 2012. Having said that, perhaps a meetup could take place at a local eatery or coffee shop (or pub) with a bit of planning?
I have fond memories of the area as I came of age there, (to include) riding a bull in a Memorial Day rodeo, at the spry young age of 18. Does the name Penrod ring a bell? Charlie Clark’s? El Rancheria? Log Homes Inc.? Pinetop Lakes CC? Summerlin Building Blocks? White Mountain CC? I worked in a cabinet shop near McNary, on the reservation. Good times!
That sounds like a plan we could work on.
How about McNary Gen. Store, Southwest Timber Mill, Wilbur’s Market, Nick’s Market. Collin’s Radio Shack, Tim Storm’s Chevron Station, Matthew’s Service Station. Sad to say, only Tim Storm’s has survived.