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Chiricahua Exploration 2003
Date 04/12/2003
Attendees

Doron and Family (including Bisbee the cat)- 1999 LC 100

Scott and Stephanie- 2001 Land Rover Discovery II

Trail Time 8 Hours
Location Wilcox, Arizona area
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The day started in vail arizona, east of Tucson. after fueling up, we drove for about an hour and a half to wilcox. You head south on HWY 181 and reach the trail head for Pine Canyon. After driving through private property with the permission of the ranch owner (this privilege can change without notice), you enter Coronado National Forest. This trail is not challenging, however it offers some of the most scenic low elevation grasslands in arizona. You weave through large oak trees and tall grass. We spotted a white tail deer, that crossed our path, not 20 yards in front of the Land Cruiser. We crossed Five Mile creek several times before exiting the trail on FR 42c. We took a short detour at the end of FR42 and found the most significant challenges of the day trying to cross a washed out road. We finished the day by running the Hands Pass trail, which proved to be much easier than advertised.

Trail Rating: 2.5 (1-5 scale)

 Note: Excludes Detour (3 rating)
Major Obstacle None
 
The start of the trail begins in the Coronado National Forest
We crossed several beautiful streams

A video of Stephanie piloting Land Rover Discovery II over the step. Note: Not part of main trail.

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A video of the Land Cruiser 100 Climbing the step
The 100 descending the most challenging portion of the hands pass trail. It proved to be not much of a challenge