Silverbell/Ironwood Monument Exploration Dec 5,6, & 7

[Stepmurr]

Saturday night moon

Kneeling Ironwood tree

Powerline road

The most unusual cattle guard I have seen - the raised grid lowers flat as you drive across
Make sure you have your State Trust Land permit!

 

[Stepmurr]

Working windmill

Ragged Top from the southwest

Ragged Top at sunset Sunday night

Phoenix Casa Grande city lights from the base of Ragged Top

 

[Stepmurr]

Sunday night fun photos

Monday morning

Ragged Top from the North side

 

[Stepmurr]

Berries on a Snoball

I hiked up to the upper saddle on Ragged Top and this is the view to the South

The upper saddle is the little notch on the right hand side

Round trip mileage

 

[Stepmurr]

And finally to keep this thread cruiser related - I saw this FJ40 on Saturday morning just outside Ironwood Monument

 

[Rudster]

Great pictures Steve especially the one of the Sunset !!!!

 

[Funner]

Great pics as always. Curious about the city lights view though. Any chance those are Casa Grande and not Phoenix? Seems a long ways to Phoenix from the base of Ragged top??

 

[Stepmurr]

Great pics as always. Curious about the city lights view though. Any chance those are Casa Grande and not Phoenix? Seems a long ways to Phoenix from the base of Ragged top??

You are undoubtedly correct!

I thought it odd I could see Phoenix, but did not look at a map.
(correction made )

 

[splitshot]

I drive by that blue 40 daily on the way to and from work, should stop by and get the story...

Agree on the pics, thanks for sharing.

 

[Stepmurr]

I drive by that blue 40 daily on the way to and from work, should stop by and get the story...

Agree on the pics, thanks for sharing.

Like Claudia says - Blue is faster!

 

[splitshot]

What year would you guess? I'm thinking 74ish??

 

[inkpot]

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What year would you guess? I'm thinking 74ish??

'm betting its a 72. I know of another blue one like that with the aluminum all around the back. Well, it used to. John

 

[DSRTRDR]

bezel is upside down

 

[re_guderian]

Air & mountain operation takes down suspected criminal border 'scouts'

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[murf]

Air & mountain operation takes down suspected criminal border 'scouts'

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with a black hawk coming over and fast roping guys down to get you ...well that would just be a little intimidating!

 

[GBinAZ]

Air & mountain operation takes down suspected criminal border 'scouts'

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Jesus H. Tap-dancing Christ !!!!!

I have never heard of Arizona city, figured it was near the border. WTF ??????

 

[Stepmurr]

Holy thread revival

 

[re_guderian]

Holy thread revival

What? You don't automatically and subconsciously cross-reference every news article you read with CSC trip reports that are on your "to-do" list??? I'm the only one?

 

[splitshot]

We are in the regular flight path at work, wonder what all the hoopla was about.