Mama Told Me Not to Come LbNA #77554
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Add Location| Owner: | Wisconsin Hiker
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| Plant date: | Jul 6, 2025 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Flagstaff |
| County: | Coconino |
| State: | Arizona |
| Boxes: | 4 |
| Found by: | Not yet found! |
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| Last found: | N/A |
| Last edited: | Aug 18, 2025 |
Location: Take HWY 180 north of Flagstaff to Snowbowl Rd. Turn right and follow the road about 4 miles to a small parking area on the right (at a hairpin turn in the road).
Hike Distance: ~2 miles
Terrain: Gentle ascents/descents on a mostly wide trail through a pine and aspen forest
Note: No restroom facilities
A young mouse from the “Curd Herd” in Wisconsin heard that Flagstaff was a party town. He wanted to be part of the wild and crazy scene, so he decided to take the long journey west. But his mama said:
"That ain't the way to have fun, no!
That ain't the way to have fun, son!"
But like many young males, he ignored her advice. He made it to Flagstaff and sped up Snowbowl Road to Lamar’s party place. His little speedster was small enough to pass uphill through the gate where he saw signs describing the route to Lamar’s. He took the path to the right, along the wooden fence. He then banked through the curve, staying to the right and skidding a bit on gravel. He stayed right again at the next fork and cruised along until he saw a long log on the left parallel to the path and multiple logs on the right parallel to the path. He had traveled a long way from Wisconsin, plus about 0.6 miles from the starting gate. He needed to conserve gas to return, so at this point he decided to walk the rest of the way. He started looking for somewhere to park. He went a bit further, to the second metal post on the right. Looking to the left, he spotted a large boulder, which looked like a good place to leave his car. Carefully pulling in behind the rock, he found a great protected spot where a log met the rock. He left his CHEESEMOBILE at the top of the log and covered it with needles and bark so muggles wouldn’t steal it.
He then strutted along the trail, passing a pipe gate on his right, but following the path to the left. He stayed right at the next fork, admired an image of Lamar and continued toward the “Cabin”. He strolled in about 25 steps to an “LDC” aspen on the left and saw a long low boulder a few steps away. Lounging at the NE corner, between the boulder and a log, was a HIPSTER, posing under a small log and leaves. The hipster thought he looked cool, but the young mouse said:
"Open up the window, let some air into this room
I think I'm almost chokin' from the smell of stale perfume
And that cigarette you're smokin' 'bout scare me half to death
Open up the window, sucker, let me catch my breath"
The hipster retreated to his hideaway and the young mouse returned to the “Cabin” sign and took the trail to the north. At the next fork, he took the right path upwards to see what else was going down at the party. He took another right at the next fork and got a big drink at the Spring House and another alcoholic beverage at the take-out window at the rock face bar on the right. He then stumbled along the path behind the Spring House, and went down to cross over a shiny metal limbo pole. At the “No Camping” sign, he turned right, since he was still in party mode. He made his way upwards to the right and under a leaning tree to find an interesting rock face on the right that contained some mysterious petroglyphs. After admiring these, and chatting with other party-goers, he returned to the leaning tree, went under it (bashing his head in the process) and very quickly took a right on a smaller path through ferns. He was getting disoriented as he stumbled over several fallen logs on his way back down to the main trail. He decided to head right on the main trail, weaving through a small open area and then into the woods. From the edge of the woods, he took 32 more steps and spotted a large boulder on the right behind some pines. That looked like a good place to take a rest and he landed in front of the boulder, nested between a large rock and a small rock. The SOUSED MOUSE crawled under a rock, logs and leaves to dry out before he went any further. He moaned to himself:
"Want some whiskey in your water?
Sugar in your tea?
What's all these crazy questions they're askin' me?
This is the craziest party that could ever be
Don't turn on the lights 'cause I don't wanna see"
After a nap, he was hungry and hadn’t seen much party food yet. He continued on until he saw a big tall pine on the right and the path started sloping downward. He took 19 more steps to see a rock bounded by two aspens, about 15 steps up from the trail. Ah, this looked like a buffet table on the left, between a tree and the boulder. The MOUSE MUNCHIES looked very delectable… (If you reach an intersection, go back 64 steps.)
"The radio is blastin', someone's knockin' at the door
I'm lookin' at my girlfriend, she's passed out on the floor
I seen so many things I ain't never seen before
Don't know what it is, I don't wanna see no more"
As it turned out, he DIDN’T see any more…
The party is definitely over! So, continue to the next intersection and turn right to make your way back to your vehicle.
"Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
She said, ("That ain't the way to have fun, son")
("That ain't the way to have fun, no")"
Please send an update to let us know how you fared following the ill-fated mouse on his adventure. Thank you!
Hike Distance: ~2 miles
Terrain: Gentle ascents/descents on a mostly wide trail through a pine and aspen forest
Note: No restroom facilities
A young mouse from the “Curd Herd” in Wisconsin heard that Flagstaff was a party town. He wanted to be part of the wild and crazy scene, so he decided to take the long journey west. But his mama said:
"That ain't the way to have fun, no!
That ain't the way to have fun, son!"
But like many young males, he ignored her advice. He made it to Flagstaff and sped up Snowbowl Road to Lamar’s party place. His little speedster was small enough to pass uphill through the gate where he saw signs describing the route to Lamar’s. He took the path to the right, along the wooden fence. He then banked through the curve, staying to the right and skidding a bit on gravel. He stayed right again at the next fork and cruised along until he saw a long log on the left parallel to the path and multiple logs on the right parallel to the path. He had traveled a long way from Wisconsin, plus about 0.6 miles from the starting gate. He needed to conserve gas to return, so at this point he decided to walk the rest of the way. He started looking for somewhere to park. He went a bit further, to the second metal post on the right. Looking to the left, he spotted a large boulder, which looked like a good place to leave his car. Carefully pulling in behind the rock, he found a great protected spot where a log met the rock. He left his CHEESEMOBILE at the top of the log and covered it with needles and bark so muggles wouldn’t steal it.
He then strutted along the trail, passing a pipe gate on his right, but following the path to the left. He stayed right at the next fork, admired an image of Lamar and continued toward the “Cabin”. He strolled in about 25 steps to an “LDC” aspen on the left and saw a long low boulder a few steps away. Lounging at the NE corner, between the boulder and a log, was a HIPSTER, posing under a small log and leaves. The hipster thought he looked cool, but the young mouse said:
"Open up the window, let some air into this room
I think I'm almost chokin' from the smell of stale perfume
And that cigarette you're smokin' 'bout scare me half to death
Open up the window, sucker, let me catch my breath"
The hipster retreated to his hideaway and the young mouse returned to the “Cabin” sign and took the trail to the north. At the next fork, he took the right path upwards to see what else was going down at the party. He took another right at the next fork and got a big drink at the Spring House and another alcoholic beverage at the take-out window at the rock face bar on the right. He then stumbled along the path behind the Spring House, and went down to cross over a shiny metal limbo pole. At the “No Camping” sign, he turned right, since he was still in party mode. He made his way upwards to the right and under a leaning tree to find an interesting rock face on the right that contained some mysterious petroglyphs. After admiring these, and chatting with other party-goers, he returned to the leaning tree, went under it (bashing his head in the process) and very quickly took a right on a smaller path through ferns. He was getting disoriented as he stumbled over several fallen logs on his way back down to the main trail. He decided to head right on the main trail, weaving through a small open area and then into the woods. From the edge of the woods, he took 32 more steps and spotted a large boulder on the right behind some pines. That looked like a good place to take a rest and he landed in front of the boulder, nested between a large rock and a small rock. The SOUSED MOUSE crawled under a rock, logs and leaves to dry out before he went any further. He moaned to himself:
"Want some whiskey in your water?
Sugar in your tea?
What's all these crazy questions they're askin' me?
This is the craziest party that could ever be
Don't turn on the lights 'cause I don't wanna see"
After a nap, he was hungry and hadn’t seen much party food yet. He continued on until he saw a big tall pine on the right and the path started sloping downward. He took 19 more steps to see a rock bounded by two aspens, about 15 steps up from the trail. Ah, this looked like a buffet table on the left, between a tree and the boulder. The MOUSE MUNCHIES looked very delectable… (If you reach an intersection, go back 64 steps.)
"The radio is blastin', someone's knockin' at the door
I'm lookin' at my girlfriend, she's passed out on the floor
I seen so many things I ain't never seen before
Don't know what it is, I don't wanna see no more"
As it turned out, he DIDN’T see any more…
The party is definitely over! So, continue to the next intersection and turn right to make your way back to your vehicle.
"Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
She said, ("That ain't the way to have fun, son")
("That ain't the way to have fun, no")"
Please send an update to let us know how you fared following the ill-fated mouse on his adventure. Thank you!