- Jun 26, 2008
- 7,735
- 10,996
- Detector(s) used
- Ace 250 (2), Ace 300, Gold Bug 2, Tesoro Cortes, Garrett Sea Hunter, Whites TDI SL SE, Fisher Impulse 8, Minelab Monster 1000, Minelab CTX3030, Falcon MD20, Garrett Pro-pointer, Calvin Bunker digger.
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
PeteyGirl and I took a day trip down to the Mexican border. I plan on walking the Arizona Scenic Trail in the spring. Start it anyway.... it's 800 miles long, up to Utah. Because THE WALL is being re-built, the starting of the trail, at the border, is closed off right now.
From up near Montezuma Pass we could look back to see the border fence/wall.
We wound our way further up the mountain to Montezuma Pass.
You can see the snakedy road we came up.
And finally on top... as close (1.8 miles) as we could get to the border here.
The AZT goes through the parking lot here and up the mountain.
PeteyGirl and I continued on the road bordering Mexico until we came to Lochiel, AZ. Pronounced Low-keel.
This church was built by the De La Ossa family, which homesteaded this valley since circa 1880.
Behind the church was the family graveyard. We followed the wishes of the posting.
OOPS! almost flipped the Jeep while turning around up at the graveyard!
A very short walk from the graveyard was the Mex/US border fence.
Down below, back in Lochiel (generations of De La Ossa still live here) is a school house.
I can't find the pic of the school but here is the oak in front of the one-room schoolhouse.
It is at least 7 foot in diameter!
Continuing westbound, we came upon a monument commemorating where the first European to go west of the Rockies entered the US in what is now Arizona.
PeteyGirl and I continued on to Patagonia where we looked for rocks. A FULL day! ╦╦C
From up near Montezuma Pass we could look back to see the border fence/wall.
We wound our way further up the mountain to Montezuma Pass.
You can see the snakedy road we came up.
And finally on top... as close (1.8 miles) as we could get to the border here.
The AZT goes through the parking lot here and up the mountain.
PeteyGirl and I continued on the road bordering Mexico until we came to Lochiel, AZ. Pronounced Low-keel.
This church was built by the De La Ossa family, which homesteaded this valley since circa 1880.
Behind the church was the family graveyard. We followed the wishes of the posting.
OOPS! almost flipped the Jeep while turning around up at the graveyard!
A very short walk from the graveyard was the Mex/US border fence.
Down below, back in Lochiel (generations of De La Ossa still live here) is a school house.
I can't find the pic of the school but here is the oak in front of the one-room schoolhouse.
It is at least 7 foot in diameter!
Continuing westbound, we came upon a monument commemorating where the first European to go west of the Rockies entered the US in what is now Arizona.
PeteyGirl and I continued on to Patagonia where we looked for rocks. A FULL day! ╦╦C
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