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Borrego
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# Posted: 19 Oct 2015 11:32am
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We were just looking at some hiking and Jeep trails for future use and I couldn't help but notice the odd, peculiar and somewhat charming names they used in the 'old days'. Most of the trails are from the wagon train/stagecoach days from 1840 - 1880s, here are some trail names, share some in your area:
Canyon Sin Nombre
Arroyo Seco Del Diablo (A dry wash)
Devil's Drop-off (A steep Jeep trail!)
Superstition Mountain
Ghost Mountain
Indian Hill
Knock on Wood (I guess you're lucky if you make it)
Painted Gorge The hills light up with mineral deposits)
Dos Cabezos (A two headed peak)
Smugglers Cave (Near the border)
Fish Creek (An old inland sea)
Fossil Creek
Pumpkin Patch (So named for the round mud secretion boulders scattered around)
Heart attack Hill
Walker's Pass (The stagecoach passengers had to get out and walk this steep portion of the trail)
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DaveBell
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# Posted: 19 Oct 2015 03:19pm
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Cochise Stronghold, AZ
Not difficult 4x4 trail, but 4x4 needed, cool place to see. Great views.
Patagonia to Harshaw to Lochiel, AZ.
Turn around at border fence.
Challenging 4x4 trail but I did it without problems.
Don't go alone or unarmed.
Take compass, maps, tow strap, double water.
Leave route and time info with family and friends.
Very desolate but a very nice day ride.
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Borrego
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# Posted: 19 Oct 2015 08:28pm
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Quoting: DaveBell Don't go alone or unarmed.
My kinda trail!!! 
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DaveBell
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# Posted: 20 Oct 2015 11:04am
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Borrego,
Cancel that Patagonia trail. I just looked at Google Earth and that trail has been graded by the state. So it doesn't look like the boonies when I was there many years ago.
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KinAlberta
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# Posted: 13 Nov 2015 12:17am
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Fort Assiniboine Trail (stopped being used in about 1885)
Klondike Trail (you've probably heard of it) stopped at our lake
Grizzly Trail (a highway)
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Borrego
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# Posted: 13 Nov 2015 10:31am
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Went last weekend with the missus on a wild trail called 'The Trail Of The Moon'. It starts off at about 3000 ft and winds up into the mountains about another 2000 feet. Ends up being a fairly technical Jeep trail since the recent rains had washed away the sand and left mostly rocks and a lot of washed out areas to boot. The trail goes to 'Smugglers Cave' and old (1880s) hideout for bandits, outlaws and Mexicans (parts of the trail are only a couple hundred yards from the border) and also ends up near an old amethyst mine that you can still walk into.. We spent about 4 hours and had a blast, although I did have trouble getting back up one of the rock areas, that was pretty scary actually, my wife refused to ride and got out and walked  
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upndown
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# Posted: 13 Nov 2015 01:18pm
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Nice jeep! Looks like a great place to explore. Maybe someday!
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