Secret Places - Chapter 2

cakewalk · Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 512

In this installment - we have Rocks!

Aside from Hidden valley in South Mountain, and possibly route 93 through Joshua Tree park, This secret place is the best if you like rocks. Big ones, and lots of them.

First prize goes to anyone who can identify this place with the visual clues.

Pictures Here

PageRob · Joined: 03 Mar 2005 Posts: 859 Location: Page, Az.

Since I know almost nothing about anything south of Flagstaff, I'll guess Texas Canyon.
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Shawn · Posted: 9/14/2006, 9:14 pm Post subject:

I'll guess Barnhart trail.
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Sparrish · Joined: 04 Jul 2004 Posts: 239 Location: Phleeenix

Phoenix north of the 101 east of Cave Creek Road.
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cakewalk · Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 512

Davis2001R6 · Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy

Just north of the 101, east of 7th st, west of cave creek road, south of Happy Valley road.

cakewalk · Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 512

I guess not such a secret place after all. Crying or Very sad

Davis2001R6 · Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy

Well I live in the subdivision off 7th st and the 101 so I recognized the 101 in the background of the last picture, plus the light tower for deer valley airport. Didn't know there was an american flag up there though.

Which hill is that specifically though, is that just east of 16th st?

Davis2001R6 · Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy

Is that east of cave creek or west of cave creek rd?

Sparrish · Joined: 04 Jul 2004 Posts: 239 Location: Phleeenix

No, I just used my intimate knowledge of geology and my powers of deduction.
The boulders are granitic in composition and there is an airport runway visible in one shot. Also the power lines, the commo gear and the arrows in the cactus were clues that the place was not far from a city. The only place I could think of where all these things come together was north Phoenix near Deer Valley Airport.
What did I win? A pair of used Tevas? A sack of expired Cliff Bars?
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And all her body pasture to mine eyes;”
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cakewalk · Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 512

West of Cave Creek

101 and 16th street.

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Sparrish · Joined: 04 Jul 2004 Posts: 239 Location: Phleeenix

Actillly, I meant west of Cave Creek Road. I bettr have another glas of thish har winne....
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“And all her face was honey to my mouth,
And all her body pasture to mine eyes;”
--A. C. Swinburne

Davis2001R6 · Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy

You know I could walk to the base of that in 10 minutes and have yet to climb that thing. Started to one day with Jen and Emma and wearing a pair of sandals, not the hiking type either.

cakewalk · Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 512

here ya go:

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=16&ll=33.680479,-112.046857&spn=0.008339,0.014462&t=h&om=1

Park at the far north end on 17th place. Find a primitive trail to the first saddle. then a fairly defined trail the the big rocks, and on to the top.

Zoom in alittle and you can see the big rocks and trail. Ignore the large trails in the southern part of the pic.