
My husband and I have a young, sweet, funny Great Pyrenees who has no herd to guard ... so she guards us.

We had fun taking our 115 lb Great Pyrenees along the path below Montezuma's Castle in the fall of 2021. It was shady and well-guided and beautiful. I can see why people built their pueblo in this valley, which has a lovely stream and pond as well as trees and wildlife to hunt. There are plenty of benches and exhibits along the trail if you want to rest or just soak up the mystical atmosphere. I don't know if we would have stopped in July or August, though. Arizona can get quite hot then. We were able to get Gracie appointed a Federal Bark Ranger (meaning we could recite the rules for dogs in the park and were willing to purchase a small, reasonably priced metal badge for her collar). Well worth the stop.