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General Crook Trail V99-V107, AZ
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| Hiking | 10.19 Miles |
432 AEG |
| | Hiking | 10.19 Miles | 3 Hrs 51 Mns | | 2.65 mph |
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| no partners | | The first three miles of this segment are on decommissioned FR 166. I’ve seen sources that refer to FR 166 as “FR 166B”. I’m going with the sign actually on the road.
V100 is 1.2 miles from what I believe may be V99. The Scouts did not have GPS when they installed the markers in 1976, so the word “mile” should be taken with a grain of salt. Indeed, V101 is only 0.7 miles from V100. @The_Eagle waypointed V100 and V101 in the past decade, so I was reasonably certain they existed.
V102, V104 and V106 I was unsure about, and so guesstimated their locations by distance relative to known mile markers. When I got within a quarter mile of where I thought V102 might be located, I hiked slower, closely scanning each side of FR 166. I found V102 1.1 miles past V101.
After crossing FR 124, the "trail" becomes actual trail, passing an old corral and a cattle tank. I saw the day’s first wild horses by the corral. I also saw lots of squirrels and a jack rabbit. On the drive in, my wife exclaimed, “Watch out! Deer!” I thought, “That’s an odd looking deer.” Looked to my left, and saw one with hooked antlers. The “deer” were pronghorn. 
FR 146 gets more vehicle traffic than other nearby roads. Most folks were responsible drivers, but one guy was hauling pumpkin. FR 146 has white on green mile markers, counting down as you hike north. A wash parallels FR 146. V104 should be near the wash, but I could not find it.
Following the chevrons, the trail veers off FR 146, towards the wash, at 5¼ miles. The relief lasts for only half a mile. Along the way, I found a chevron laying on ground. I used my multitool to nail it back up.
V105 is obvious 50 yds. before te trail splits off FR 146 onto unsigned FR 146C. After a short, rocky, climb out of the forest, FR 146C enters the severe burn area where the Rodeo and Chediski Fires collided on June 23, 2002. Not much vegetation left, other than grass and scrub, with some young post-fire oak. AZ-260 is visible a half mile north. I had 3-bar Verizon reception.
V106 should be somewhere near the intersection of FR 146C and FR 124C, which heads south, up ZB Draw. I could not find V106. The trail continues east, on the same dirt track, which is renumbered as FR 9863S. The hillside between the draw and FR 124 is dotted with 18″ tall plastic cones, apparently a reforestation project. 
After finishing this General Crook Trail segment, my wife & I headed home. Or so we thought. The AZ-260 construction delay near Forest Lakes was 50 — FIFTY!!!  — minutes. Three times vehicles were waved east before our westboound traffic was allowed to move. There was some very aggressive driving heading towards Payson. Like Daytona, with similar speeds. I was still ballistic when I got home …
Rumble Video: https://rumble.com/v5jg3mh-hiking-gener ... -v107.html
Vimeo Video: https://vimeo.com/1021499864 |
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Autumn Foliage Observation Isolated
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Wildflowers Observation Isolated
Basically nothing. Even though the weather was pleasant — mid-70s, partly cloudy — few flowers remained: scattered mostly pathetic yarrow, two skyrocket, a few showy goldeneye, and a single fleabane. |
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— minutes. Three times vehicles were waved east before our westboound traffic was allowed to move. There was some very aggressive driving heading towards Payson. Like Daytona, with similar speeds. I was still ballistic when I got home …
