General Crook Trail: V71-V80
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 […]
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
General Crook Trail: V62-V71
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.)](https://prestonm.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_5955-326x245.jpg)
General Crook Trail: V57-V62
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 […]
General Crook Trail: V51-V57
Heading east from Dewey, this is the first part of the 8th segment of General Crook Trail. In 1872, General George Crook surveyed a road from Fort […]
HL Canyon Trail #11
I’ve long wanted to hike the entirety of Deer Creek, in Aravaipa Canyon. Thirteen months ago, I even took a stab at it, but had to bail […]
Mount Baldy Crossover Trail #96
My plan this week was to bike Railroad Grade Trail #601 from Apache Railroad Trailhead on AZ-260, south 19 miles to Railroad Cove Trailhead at […]
West Chevelon Canyon
Hard to believe it has been 10 months since my last Mogollon Rim canyon crawl, in West Leonard Canyon. Didn’t do one in April. Nor May. […]
Promontory Butte – Mogollon Rim
My intent was to more or less follow the rim of Promontory Butte, all the way around. I figured it would be about 9 miles, […]
General Crook Trail: V80-V89
Heading east from Dewey, this is the 11th segment of General Crook Trail. I was going to meet up with a friend at Larson Ridge for […]
Pole Knoll
If fall color in Lockett Meadow, near Flagstaff, around 8,600 ft. elevation, peaks the last week of September, then surely the area around Greer, at […]