Mineral Mountain Trail Ride

3 years ago
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It was a beautiful day to step out on the trail for a ride down Mineral Mountain. We picked up our friend Kristie and headed out HWY 60 going towards Miami/Globe area. Just after we passed Florence Junction and Hwy 79, we pulled off the south side of the road onto Mineral Mountain Road and proceeded to enjoy the winter desert.

We didn't see any Javelinas so that was a little letdown but there were an abundance of ground squirrels and jack rabbits. It has been said there are other predators out there like Coyotes and Peregrine Falcons and an occasional eagle but we didn't see any of those.

We traveled for a bit on Mineral Mountain road and turned too early onto Cotton Wood Canyon Petroglyph trail instead of traveling an additional half mile or so to Cotton Wood Canyon Trail. We were a little disappointed but did however, see some petroglyphs that weren't part of any state or national park. Just out there on grant land or Arizona trust land. (Public Lands).

Overall it was a great day to be out trail riding. Temps didn't get very high and maintained in the 60s and low 70s. It was bright and sunny too. We look forward to returning so we can finally finish our destination down Cotton Wood Canyon trail to Hwy 79. Stay tuned to see where we go next.

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