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| no partners | | I had been wanting to ride FR 17 south up onto New River Mesa for a while and was looking to do this as a short leisurely ride. The day prior i rode 130 miles in the area around the Cook Ovens and White Canyon Wilderness. (What would you call this area?) I was toasted to say the least, but my quad was already loaded in the truck so I figured why not? Man was I in for an unpleasant surprise...
I parked where the pavement turns to dirt on Cave Creek rd and unloaded. I strolled up to FR 41 then south on FR 17. All is smooth up until you reach the mesa. While nothing was really technical or challenging, the road climbing up the mesa becomes extremely rocky and rugged. This trend continues for the life of the trail. I think it was ~6 miles of travel from the base of the mesa to where I parked to explore the area. The top was flat and rocky with grooves of trees growing out of large rock piles. One on these areas I checked out had over 20 metates carved into the rock around. I parked and hiked south from where the trail starts to bend west. There is a small semi-obvious trail between New River and Black Mesa's. The views were unbelieveable and I was happy to finally make it to the top of this prominent feature. The way back was exhausting and slow as well. Hear me out when I say this is a rough road, but worth it.  |
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