Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Mule Pass Road

Mule Pass Road is an old abandoned road up and over Mule Pass. It's mostly used for hiking these days. It's only 1.3 miles from top to bottom and descends about 500 feet. To make a hike of it, I hiked up to the Divide, where the road begins, making for a nice easy roundtrip of 7.0 miles (just about two hours). Great weather, temps in the mid-sixties, and very little wind. [AllTrails Map & Hike Recording]
Some nice views from the top, looking west toward Sierra Vista.


Juniper Flats on the right and up.

Quarter moon in a ten cent town (Emmylou).



Looks like Arizona has always been fond of prison labor. Similarly, they apparently also always devalued education. These engineers missed the mark by more than a hundred miles (the Continental Divide is actually in New Mexico). At least they celebrated their error by building a monument.
A regular Grand Teton of a hike.

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