- Mayhew Lodge - Atlas Obscura
Mayhew spent the next few years renovating and expanding the cabins and opened the Mayhew Lodge in 1926 It acted as a bed and breakfast for passersby and tourists
- Mayhew’s Oak Creek Lodge - Arizona Highways
Released in 1923, The Call of the Canyon set the Mayhew family, as well as Sedona, on a new course Expanding on what his predecessors, the Thomas family, had built after buying Howard’s cabin and homesteading the land, Carl decorated the lodge with photos he’d made in Paris during World War I
- A Canyon Retreat: Mayhew Lodge Historical Marker
A cool canyon sanctuary at the confluence of two creeks Mayhew Lodge, constructed of hand-smoothed logs and adorned with a towering rock chimney, was a rustic retreat attracting politicians, and movie stars
- Mayhew Lodge: Abandoned And Eerie Place In Arizona
Found along the West Fork Trail, the ruins of an old lodge have been slowly taken back by nature over the past half-century Known as the Mayhew Lodge, the ruins are quite easy to get to But, like any other abandoned and eerie place in Arizona, you wouldn't want to visit after dark
- These Eerie Ruins In Arizona Were Once A Retreat For The Rich And Famous
Let’s take a jaunt through the whispers of old Oak Creek Canyon and unveil the secrets of the enigmatic Mayhew Lodge Nestled amidst towering cliffs and the bubbling confluence of creeks, the skeletal remains of a lodge cling to the memories of their heyday
- West Fork of Oak Creek Trail #108, Sedona, Arizona
The lodge is situated right at the mouth of the West Fork canyon just north of the confluence; the path turns westwards, leaving the sunny meadow for the cool woodland around the creek, below cliffs over 1,000 feet tall
- West Fork – The Wanderers Guide
In its day the Mayhew Lodge attracted celebrities like Clark Gable and Jimmy Stewart Just beyond the ruins of the old lodge the trail enters a photographer's paradise Many hikers explore beyond the end of the maintained trail
- Call of the Canyon (West Fork Oak Creek) Trail | The Dye Clan
Explore the Mayhew Lodge Site, a collection of stone foundations and stone walls that were built between 1870 and 1926 and closed in 1968 The trail turns west and enters the canyon, following the meanders of the stream in a generally northwest direction for the rest of the distance
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