ROTM - Cochran Coke Ovens 10/18/2014
Trail Leader: murf
Author: murf
Our local Oct run consisted of myself, Msahr his wife and son in his 85 4Runner, WTF80 in his 80, and Motleyone his father in law and pooch in his (white) 80. And we visited the Cochran coke ovens. http://www.desertusa.com/desert-arizona/florence-coke-ovens.html
We started up the box canyon side and took the Martinez trail to the coke ovens turn off. We took the westerly way in and found some fun and challenging wheeling which was what everyone in our group was hoping for. We came in from behind the ovens and after checking them out, stopped for lunch inside one of them where it was nice and cool.
We then decided to not only try to make it down to the large steel girdered bridge but to try to find a ford across the river to a known high speed wash road and exit to the Florence Kelvin parkway. Slugging it back out on the trail would've put us home on the late side. Msahr led us into a tunnel of trees that would be pure marsh during the wet season but thankfully it was dry and we ended up right where we needed to be!
Thx to father in law Bob for the assist!
Great weather, good company, all of us in new territory with explorers mind set made for a memorable trip!
Author: murf
Our local Oct run consisted of myself, Msahr his wife and son in his 85 4Runner, WTF80 in his 80, and Motleyone his father in law and pooch in his (white) 80. And we visited the Cochran coke ovens. http://www.desertusa.com/desert-arizona/florence-coke-ovens.html
We started up the box canyon side and took the Martinez trail to the coke ovens turn off. We took the westerly way in and found some fun and challenging wheeling which was what everyone in our group was hoping for. We came in from behind the ovens and after checking them out, stopped for lunch inside one of them where it was nice and cool.
We then decided to not only try to make it down to the large steel girdered bridge but to try to find a ford across the river to a known high speed wash road and exit to the Florence Kelvin parkway. Slugging it back out on the trail would've put us home on the late side. Msahr led us into a tunnel of trees that would be pure marsh during the wet season but thankfully it was dry and we ended up right where we needed to be!
Thx to father in law Bob for the assist!
Great weather, good company, all of us in new territory with explorers mind set made for a memorable trip!
Pictures from attendees
