Member III
Advocate I
Member III
Advocate I
And so they did. Thanks, Neal. In that case, I'll look forward to your photos and trip report.
Member III
You're coming all the way from NC? How about bringing me some boiled peanuts if you pass any fresh ones along the way? ;)And so they did. Thanks, Neal. In that case, I'll look forward to your photos and trip report.
Advocate I
You'd never get me away from our coastal barrier islands or hardwood covered mountains on a permanent basis but I do love some rocks, desert, cactus and conifers from time to time. I was able to spend a lot of my time at Ft Huachuca roaming around the boonies, really fell in love with the southwest and have returned often over the years.
Member III
That sounds like a great trip!
Member III
My boiled peanut request wasn't all that serious. I grew up in south Alabama. The boiled peanuts are one of the few things I miss. My grandparents grew peanuts, corn, cotton, soy, etc. For years they actually operated driers for the community that hooked up to the grain trailers.
What kind of rig are you driving? We have a Tacoma OffRoad, no lift, slightly larger tires so you should be good. There's just so much to see there so it depends on how long you have. You can't beat the camping options and views almost anywhere at The Wedge. Driving from The Wedge down in to Buckhorn Wash Road you have the pictograph panel, not to be missed and a short drive past there (1.9 miles) is a small track on the left that will take you in to Calf/Pine Canyon. You will see it on google maps. Once past the gate (please leave it the way you find it) you will come to a fork, take the track to the left and go approx 400 yards and you will find a wonderful camp on the left nestled in the trees. This canyon and Pine Canyon to the right offer several dispersed options for camping. We drove Cane Wash to do the upper part of Fix It Pass trail which will bring you out by Locomotive Point (more pictographs) and Dutchman Arch. Fix It Pass Trail is rough with large rocks, just air down and go slow. If you head towards Jackass Benches you can do Black Dragon Wash, a spectacular track that will bring you out on the I70 44.5 miles west of Green River. South of I70 is full of options. Swasey Cabin, with routes back to Temple Mountain and the Temple Mountain Pictograph Panel. There's a great route from Goblin Valley down Wild Horse Rd/wash to cross Muddy Creek and take you all the way to Cathedral Valley. These are but a few and for this area I used a combination of google maps, Trailsoffroad and Gaia for my research. Good luck and let me know how it works out for you. Anything else you want to know ask away and I'll do my best to help you out.
Advocate I
I was a 72F40 buck sgt with STRATCOM, Hdq. Co., 11th Signal Brigade at Ft Huachuca from 8/69 - 11/70. Officially, I was assigned to the Comm Center but, as the most junior non-com on the Post with a TS clearance, I trained with the S&R team (We had a Mohawk OV-1 wing that carried crypto gear and the Army required a high security clearance NCO to be on site if one of those went down). Fortunately, I was involved with only one actual recovery but I did get to play in the rocks fairly often.
