Trailblazers by the Crack. [photo by Debbie]

Dierdre, Anna, Suk-King, Robert, Li, Tom, Cindy.

This jeep trip brought us to three interesting locations: an old ruin, an interesting geological feature, and the old Pinal/Superior cemetery. The jeep road leading to the first two locations was short (1.1 miles) and fairly easy by jeep standards, but definitely a 4x4 HC road only. Our three vehicles were a stock Jeep Wrangler, a Jeep Grand Cherokee and a F150 pickup. All three made it with no trouble. We parked where the road intersected the AZ trail, and found the old ruin a short distance away.

Window in jail. [photo by Debbie]

The walls are two feet thick, carefully constructed, and mortared together with mud. A pair of holes in the old window frame suggest that there might have been bars and one time. Some internet sources speculate that it was an old jail. (?)

Tom and Michael in the old building. [photo by Debbie]

Ruin from above. [photo by Debbie]

Our next objective was only a few hundred yards away. This feature is a miniature slot canyon, about three feet wide and seven deep. We kept our eyes open for snakes but did not find any.

The Crack. [photo by Debbie]

Tom and Li in the Crack. [photo by Debbie]

The Crack from above. Li, Michael, Suk-King on left, Cindy and Robert climbing out, Scot on right. [photo by Debbie]

Two of our more adventurous hikers continued on around a nearby hill and found a spring and metates in a shallow cave. We left the Crack and drove to our last destination, the Pinal cemetery.

Pinal cemetery. [photo by Debbie]

Mattie Earp grave. [photo by Debbie]

Old grave stone. [photo by Debbie]