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| no partners | | Saturday's exploratory drive on the Cherry Creek Road FR203 ended with me taking a short hike to these Salado Cliff Dwellings. A friend from church, Steve, who had been on this road many years ago, was kind enough to take me along for the ride.
Mile markers indicated our progress for the first 20 miles. It felt like driving on the Peralta Road FR77. The next three miles were not so friendly. Steve did an excellent job of maneuvering through all the rough spots.
We searched for the access to many of the dwellings located along the way. Coon Creek was first. We did not hike there but now I know where to start when ! am able to return some time in the future. We stopped briefly at the parking lot for the Devils Chasm. There were two hikers ready to begin the ascent.
We drove a little farther to a staging area for Cooper Forks Canyon and Pueblo. That is as far as we went. There were two more hikers going to the Pueblo Dwellings and a couple in an ATV who continued to drive farther to the north. They caught up to us on the return drive with news that the road had been closed short of reaching Young, AZ.
On our way back we took the side road west towards Bull Canyon. There was a pull-off for the access to the hike out to the Nordhoff-Hope Cave Dwellings. I followed the fence line to below the dwellings. I got a little off trail when I followed a game trail. It doesn't seem to have been used recently. Lots of vegetation to navigate around, especially if you get off-trail.
Steve had stayed back at the parking area so I did not spend too much time at the site. Next time I will take time to explore.
I was very appreciative for this first excursion along the Cherry Creek Road. |
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