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I have been running this trail for 25-30 years in many different vehicles, but I had not taken the JT up there yet. With the encouragement of @Summitdan we did it yesterday and it was an awesome trip!

Dan was coming to AZ for a work conference so he drove out from CO to hit some trails in AZ. I volunteered to be trail guide and put together a good crew to tackle the mountains. We had eight vehicles, three of which were JT’s, and everyone did great.

The back way to Crown King is an epic journey from cactus to pine trees and is arguably the best trail in AZ to see the full scope of what AZ is all about. You start in the low desert and end up in pine covered mountains with a cool little town to stop and enjoy. The trail is long and the obstacles constantly change, and when you reach town you really feel like you accomplished something. IMO this is a well deserved badge of honor trail.

Enjoy the pics!

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My old Wrangler, now owned by my daughter and son-in-law. It was awesome to spend the day wheeling with them.

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My son-in-law got a short video of me making it up one of the big steps, and I got one of him. Lots of rock stacking.






I ended up with only a few minor bumps and bruises. My stock Mojave on 35’s did great.

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Man that looks like a great trip!!
 

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Great run I see that you did escalator and the water falls the falls are getting tougher and tougher every time. How much water was in the creek by the mine?
 
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Great run I see that you did escalator and the water falls the falls are getting tougher and tougher every time. How much water was in the creek by the mine?
Water was flowing but not deep
 

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I realized that I was hitting “like” on literally every picture which is probably more notifications than someone might “like”, so I thought it better to just drop a post and say thanks for all the images, I appreciate them. 😎
One of these days I’ll accomplish a trip out there to experience that amazing terrain.
 

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I’ve taken this route 10-15 times as well...definitely my favorite in Arizona. All my runs were in my Willys JK. I have a Willys Gladiator now but haven’t done it yet. Good to hear it’s still a great trail. I like how it’s always changing. There are times after a good washout Monsoon where it’s almost unrecognizable. Last year the water by the mine site was raging and sloshing tire high. Fun times and always a nice finish at the Crown King Saloon or old bar/shack in Cleater coming back to the I-17

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Looks like a great time and I have a new trail I want to run sometime!
 

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It’s about time for my yearly trip
 

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I have been running this trail for 25-30 years in many different vehicles, but I had not taken the JT up there yet. With the encouragement of @Summitdan we did it yesterday and it was an awesome trip!

Dan was coming to AZ for a work conference so he drove out from CO to hit some trails in AZ. I volunteered to be trail guide and put together a good crew to tackle the mountains. We had eight vehicles, three of which were JT’s, and everyone did great.

The back way to Crown King is an epic journey from cactus to pine trees and is arguably the best trail in AZ to see the full scope of what AZ is all about. You start in the low desert and end up in pine covered mountains with a cool little town to stop and enjoy. The trail is long and the obstacles constantly change, and when you reach town you really feel like you accomplished something. IMO this is a well deserved badge of honor trail.

Enjoy the pics!

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What a great group. Thanks for getting everyone together. Can’t wait to see you the next time we cross paths. Fantastic day on a great trail.
 

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My old Wrangler, now owned by my daughter and son-in-law. It was awesome to spend the day wheeling with them.

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My son-in-law got a short video of me making it up one of the big steps, and I got one of him. Lots of rock stacking.






I ended up with only a few minor bumps and bruises. My stock Mojave on 35’s did great.

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That picture of F’s 2 door on three wheels is amazing. I’d only seen it from the other side.
 
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That picture of F’s 2 door on three wheels is amazing. I’d only seen it from the other side.
Reminds me of my years in a Samurai. 🤣
 
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IDK how all the pics got put in one post. I tried to separate them so they made sense and didn’t overload one post. And my post titles keep getting edited by someone. Not sure what that’s all about but whatever. 🤔
 

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IDK how all the pics got put in one post. I tried to separate them so they made sense and didn’t overload one post. And my post titles keep getting edited by someone. Not sure what that’s all about but whatever. 🤔
They do seem different. Oh well.
 
 



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