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| Hiking | 4.00 Miles |
500 AEG |
| | Hiking | 4.00 Miles | 1 Hour 21 Mns | | 2.96 mph |
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| no partners | | | Wanting to continue where I’d left off on my Fulton Canyon hike on October 26, 2022, I drove south of Mormon Lake after work and parked along the highway. My goal today was to travel the Arizona Mineral Belt Railroad’s grade to its final end of track when it went bankrupt in the fall of 1887. From the highway I went west across the pine forest’s rocky floor to the Railroad Spring area, intersecting the Flagstaff Lumber Company Railroad’s 19-teens-era line. I continued west, spooked a herd of elk, and arrived at the Arizona Trail, which I followed south along the Mineral Belt’s and Flagstaff Lumber (FL) Company’s dual railroad route. Pretty easy to follow the latter as it is a raised bed of rock in most of Fulton Canyon, with occasional rotten railroad ties, pretty unmistakable. FL built their roadbed on top of the Mineral Belt here. I continued on along the canyon floor after the AZ Trail diverged and soon reached Bear Park and private property, where the AZ Mineral Belt and James Eddy’s dream came to an end. Enjoyed the spot and pondered history for a few minutes before heading back north. I hiked the grade to the intersection of Bear and Fulton canyons, where two FL branches joined, then turned south again to follow the FL line up Fulton Canyon. Made it back to upper Railroad Spring when a boom of approaching thunder sounded. I turned east and made a hasty uphill beeline through the trees back to the car, arriving there about a minute before the deluge hit. Good timing! |
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