Jackson Cabin Trail Run Sunday 12/12/10

oldhockeyvb · **Posted:** Fri Dec 03, 2010 3:37 pm

Who- YOU
What- Jackson Cabin Trail Ride- Rated Easy
When- Sunday 12/12/10, 0800
Where- TTT Truck Stop in Tucson
Why- Why Not
How Much- $0

We’ll meet at the TTT truck stop in Tucson at 0800, rolling at 0830. We’ll caravan to Wilcox where we’ll take exit 336 and hook up with the road to Muleshoe Ranch. The Jackson Cabin trail starts at the Muleshoe Ranch.

The trail is rated easy and should be suitable for stock vehicles. I took my stock Liberty in there a number of years ago with no problems. This is a long trail and there will be plenty of sight-seeing along the way so plan on an all day adventure. For those coming from the Phoenix area it is possible to take the back way home up the San Pedro valley road to San Manuel and back to Phoenix.

The historic Jackson Cabin is reached by 26 miles of graded dirt road, followed by a 14-mile, rough 4WD trail. The scenery around the beautiful Galiuro Mountains, combined with the lush riparian habitat, abundance of birds and wildlife, and many hiking trails, make the area well worth visiting. The trail crosses Muleshoe Ranch, now owned by the Arizona Nature Conservancy as well as the BLM and the National Forest Service. It commences outside the gate of the Muleshoe Ranch Visitor Center.

Also in the area:
The 6,600-acre Redfield Canyon Wilderness is at the foot of the Galiuro Mountains, with the Galiuro Wilderness to the north. Redfield Canyon itself is a narrow, red-walled canyon below tall cliffs. The cliff walls are spotted with a multitude of eroded caves. Hidden deep in some of the side canyons, you'll find cascades of water and deep, cool pools fed by perennial streams. On the eastern edge of Redfield Canyon Wilderness you'll find the fault-block landform called "the Galiuro Escarpment," an impressive rise of land that is typical in the Basin and Range Province.

USGS Maps: Cherry Spring Peak, The Mesas

Draco · **Posted:** Sat Dec 04, 2010 12:05 am

Great, my wife and I will see you (all) at the Triple-T.

Draco · **Posted:** Sat Dec 04, 2010 12:08 am

By the way, that really is a good place to see Coati (Coatimundi) this time of year. But you have to be willing to hike some because you're sure not going to see any driving around.

Silverdiesel · **Posted:** Fri Dec 10, 2010 9:09 pm

You guys have fun!
Little time for wheeling that I cannot make this (Grrr!).
take and post pics!

Roland

Draco · **Posted:** Mon Dec 13, 2010 12:40 am

Roland, sorry you couldn't be there. It was fun!

Here are a few of our pix:

oldhockeyvb · **Posted:** Mon Dec 13, 2010 3:25 pm

What an amazing day! Thanks Ernie and Karen for suggesting this trail. This is what AZ is all about. Talk about wide open spaces! It was a lot of fun. Can't wait to do it again. I'll get some pictures posted up as soon as I can

oldhockeyvb · **Posted:** Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:57 pm

Did I mention the blue skies, or the wide open spaces? Gotta love AZ!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2069194&id=1088970932&l=38b88e3f2d

Draco · **Posted:** Wed Dec 15, 2010 12:14 am

Thanks for posting your photos, Vern!

I guess I should make my photos available for other people to look at. (I already sent you the URL.)

Here are our high-res photos:

http://digitalvault.cox.net/invite/login?c=65646661737365&i=2273-12cc9d8a53f-coxprod_gemini_canniff31&t=bd81fe7f9cf9df3&r=mg&lang=en

You'll probably want to hit the "slideshow" button at that point. The photos are pretty big. They download fast here, but I don't know how that will work for people in far-away places.

I'll keep that working for a week or so, then probably kill it.

Draco · **Posted:** Wed Dec 15, 2010 12:30 am

This is one of Vern's photos. I thought it was very appropriate for this forum so I took the Liberty (yuk yuk) of copying it to my file space.

oldhockeyvb · **Posted:** Wed Dec 15, 2010 7:54 pm

I was stalking you in that photo. Set up on the side of the hill above and waited for you to come around the corner and snapped the picture at just the right time. Love it when a plan comes together!
I also like the photo of your liberty at the cabin, cool shot

Jackson Cabin Trail Run Sunday 12/12/10

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