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This was not a scheduled club run so we started a bit later than usual, we actually dropped into the trails about 10AM.  The sky was filled with wispy clouds and it appeared we were in for a beautiful day.  We entered Box Canyon from the south, Price road, and made our way through towards the Martinez turn.  This was Virgils second run in the Jeep so we wanted to take it easy but have a chance to play on the way also.

We reached the turn with no incident and headed east from Box Canyon.  By now the sky was clear, air was warming up and the panoramic scenery was incredible.  This is not a hard trip for an experienced driver and capable rig but it always proves to be a beautiful run.

There are several smaller obstacles to play on along the way and I took the opportunity on several occasions.  Once you make reach the Martinez / Coke Ovens junction and make the right turn, the trail starts to climb and in many areas becomes more rock than dirt.

 One particular are requires climbing a larger, slick rock and then making a sharp right turn to continue up the hill.  It is not a hard obstacle on a built up vehicle but stock or low clearance vehicles will have trouble climbing over the rock and long wheelbase vehicles may have trouble with the hard right turn.

 As you come up to higher ground and around a bend in the trail, it opens up to an awesome view and a pull off area beside the trail.  We took the pull off and a chance for a lunch break

Good food and fellowship, a thorough cleanup and we were once again on the trail and heading south toward the river and the promise of the bee-hive looking structures to be around a few more twists in the trail.

 From the top of a steep descent, you see them off to the right and as usual, there are others already there enjoying the beauty of it all.  We make the trek down the hill and through the trees then back up an incline where we line up our rigs for pictures and a chance to get out and enjoy the view.

 While we were there, Pete met a couple gentlemen that were visiting from the north but had made the run several times before and said they knew the south route out across the river and over to Florence.  Always ready for a new way to try we agreed to follow them out.  It was a great drive down from the Ovens and out to the river which was running low  and made for an easy but interesting crossing.  From there we made our way to the railroad tracks and crossed over close to the trestle that leads to the tunnel.  Up to this point, all went well but around this point our guides made a wrong turn and we ended up a long way off course and heading towards Kearny AZ that is out on highway 77.  After a short talk  and directions from a local couple that we met wheeling in a great old international truck, we located  the Kearny / Florence highway (dirt highway???) and headed west, after a short break to air the tires back up.  By the time we made it back out to highway 79 ( real paved highway) and were heading back to Mesa, it was well after dark but it had been an enjoyable day of wheeling and we all said a quick thanks to our loving Lord for the time and place he had given us to enjoy.

God Bless
Kreation Krawlers