Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest – Kingsnake's Home Den

The Black Jack Trail #568 crosses right, along that small ridge, a contour down, then wraps left around the right side of the small hill, to Maverick Hill's summit.

Maverick Hill Trail #568

2025-04-29 Hiking 0

Maverick Hill is a straight forward workout hike, in a remote location, with some good views. But Maverick Hill is a long way from Phoenix. […]

Inside the storage tank of a wildlife "guzzler". The glow is the outlet to the "escape ramp", where game drink.

General Crook Trail: V99-V107

2024-10-16 Hiking 0

Heading east from Dewey, this is the 13th segment of General Crook Trail. I believe the original General Crook Trail continues along Rim Road to Show […]

General Crook Trail Index

2024-10-15 Hiking 0

In 1871, General George Crook surveyed a supply road west from Fort Apache, Arizona, across the Mogollon Rim to Camp Verde, then on to Fort […]

7:00 a.m.: Bush Highway at AZ-87 (aka Beeline Highway). Mazatzal Mountains ahead.

General Crook Trail Bail

2024-10-02 Hiking 0

I planned to hike the 12th segment of the General Crook Trail. I knew AZ-87 had landslide clearance going on north of Sunflower from 8:00 p.m. […]

Quite a few small herds -- close, but still apart -- of wild horses (Equus ferus) at Overgaard Tank on FR 51.

Wild Horses – Mogollon Rim

2024-09-04 Off Roading 0

Last week, I hiked the 12th segment of the General Crook Trail., from FR 487 to the Holcomb Homestead at Phoenix Park (a small prairie on […]

Phoenix Park is more peaceful than parks IN Phoenix. Hairy golden aster in foreground; wild horses in distance.

General Crook Trail: V89-V99

2024-08-28 Hiking 0

Heading east from Dewey, this is the 12th segment of General Crook Trail. The General Crook Trail is named after General George Crook, who surveyed a […]

East Leonard Canyon

2024-08-21 Hiking 0

I haven’t done a canyon crawl in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest since I sliced my arm in West Chevelon Canyon fourteen months ago. Sure, I did a […]

Lake One -- that is its name -- is just off AZ-260, about where trail marker V72 should be.

General Crook Trail: V71-V80

2024-07-24 Bike Riding 0

Heading east from Dewey, this is the 10th segment of General Crook Trail. The original General Crook Trail, surveyed by General George Crook in 1871, was […]

Plenty of pygmy bluet on this General Crook Trail segment, but this was BY FAR the best cluster.

General Crook Trail: V62-V71

2024-07-09 Hiking 0

Heading east from Dewey, this is the 9th segment of General Crook Trail. In 1871, General George Crook surveyed a supply road west from Fort Apache, […]

Confusion was the theme of the day! Sign reads [Promontory "V" Tree]. Supposed location of V62, but etched as "V63". Didn't find any marking on any of the four adjacent large trees -- one broke near base -- and I scanned them 360° all the way up. (In case the mark gained height with tree growth.)

General Crook Trail: V57-V62

2024-06-12 Hiking 0

Heading east from Dewey, this is the second part of the 8th segment of General Crook Trail. The General Crook Trail is named after General George […]