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New road at Gold Ridge Trail #47 and Deer creek.
Posted: Feb 16 2015 11:42 am
by Alston_Neal
Yesterday we did the Deer Creek #45 trail. From the TH .3 miles is a new road being built that follows Gold Ridge Trail #47. This road is pretty major and connects with SR 87.
Any ideas what this will be?
Re: New road at Gold Ridge Trail #47 and Deer creek.
Posted: Feb 16 2015 12:22 pm
by RowdyandMe
Freeway
Re: New road at Gold Ridge Trail #47 and Deer creek.
Posted: Feb 16 2015 12:49 pm
by Alston_Neal
I was wondering if this will be a new TH getting rid of the loop one off the 188/87 intersection. Or is this a new mine we don't know about?
Re: New road at Gold Ridge Trail #47 and Deer creek.
Posted: Feb 16 2015 3:00 pm
by mazatzal
@Alston Neal
According to Nighthiker: "I believe they are constructing a site to relocate the memorial of the two DPS officers that is located in the closed Rest Stop nearby."
http://hikearizona.com/photo=460737
Re: New road at Gold Ridge Trail #47 and Deer creek.
Posted: Feb 16 2015 3:19 pm
by Alston_Neal
Wow it's even bigger than I thought. I was curious since it is on National Forest land and quite the project. One would think that opening the existing rest area would be cheaper.
Re: New road at Gold Ridge Trail #47 and Deer creek.
Posted: Feb 16 2015 3:27 pm
by big_load
Alston Neal wrote: One would think that opening the existing rest area would be cheaper.
Cheaper = not enough profit in it (I grown even more jaded and cynical in my old age).
Re: New road at Gold Ridge Trail #47 and Deer creek.
Posted: Feb 16 2015 4:55 pm
by outdoor_lover
@big_load
Can't wait to hear what you say when you're actually old...
Re: New road at Gold Ridge Trail #47 and Deer creek.
Posted: Feb 19 2015 4:49 pm
by Dschur
We see them working in the morning I thought it had something to do with the construction on Mt Ord area of 87 ..Haven't seen anything in the Payson Paper either..
Re: New road at Gold Ridge Trail #47 and Deer creek.
Posted: Feb 19 2015 4:59 pm
by Alston_Neal
Ya the Mt. Ord /87 construction seems to be a runaway truck ramp and hill cutback like on I-17 west of Camp Verde. This appears to be unrelated.