A B Young Trail Oct 11
This trail takes us from the middle of Oak Creek Canyon up to the Rim. Our starting point is Junipine Resort.
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A B YOUNG TRAIL
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This low bridge carries residential traffic across Oak Creek to one development
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We pass next to the Junipine grounds at first
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We pass Bootlegger Campground, the main public access
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Start of the A B Young itself
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A tarantula on the trail
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The steep section requires 32 switchbacks to the Rim
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Getting high up in the Canyon
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Our first break
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We spot circling hawks
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Now we climb along the ridge at the top
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The East Pocket Lookout, open only during fire season
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We can climb the tower to the hatch in the platform
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The Jerry Vultee crash site (1938). Vultee was enroute form Winslow to Burbank.
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MOat of the large wrecake was hauled away in the 1960s, so only small debris is left
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Time for lunch. This huge block is separating from the Rim and will soon fall into the Canyon.
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We spot a herd of deer running through the trees
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back past the Lookout
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This solar outhouse is for the Lookput crew in season
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Heading down!
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