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Not Quite Johnson Railway Tunnel, AZ
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| Mtn Biking | 6.61 Miles |
446 AEG |
| | Mtn Biking | 6.61 Miles | 1 Hour 34 Mns | | 5.75 mph |
| 446 ft AEG | 25 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | "I drove my car as far as I could
Abandoned it out West.
Broke up on a dark, sad night
Both agreeing it was best..." Bob Dylan
So, I did drive the Buzzmobile (a 1994 Honda Accord) as far as I could, then unloaded the mountain bike and headed for Johnson Tunnel, or so I thought. I took a wrong turn at the Welch ghost town area. I didn't even see the Johnson Crater until I was on my way back down. The reasons for these oversights I suppose can be attributed to the heat of the day (very hot) and the fact that I haven't been doing any mountain biking lately, so I was immediately pretty pooped-out.
So, I did find the correct trail after hauling myself up a steep hill. I stopped in the shade to investigate the directions and map I had printed off HAZ, and compared them with my GPS track. Ohhhhhhh! DUH!
I rode back down that hill, saw the RR grade, and took that way. But by then it really was time to get back to my car because I needed to be back in Williams by about 1:30 to get ready for work.
The RR grade trail is used by ATVers. Which is fine by me because I'm mountain biking alone, and would just as soon there are a few people out-and-about on the trails in case I get myself into trouble.
On the way back I stopped for a snack at the Johnson Crater, which I believe is a limestone sinkhole. This is after talking to my employer, who's a geologist. The limestone is underneath the basalt. He told me there are several other similar formations in the area.
Next time I'll go earlier in the morning before the heat sets in. |
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