May 11, '08 Twin Buttes TH to Pine TH

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Not much to say about this segment; a lot of flat, rocky road through a pinyon - juniper forest . I did see a few deer .

Going down into Oak Spring Canyon was interesting . The trail was steep, but not dangerous . The vegetation changed to oak trees, and then cottonwoods and sycamores in the bottom . Near the bottom of the canyon was a small meadow .

Billy enjoyed the grass in the meadow .



At the bottom of the canyon



The riparian area of Oak Spring




An old water trough at Oak Spring



Climbing out of Oak Spring Canyon we saw a few more deer .

A mile or two after leaving the canyon the trail comes onto an old, unused road and passes a water pond .

No water in Pine Creek .

Now close to Pine, there are some residences near the trail .

Cross AZ Highway 87 and within 1/2 mile we were at Pine TH .



Reaching Pine TH comes to where Debbie Zinkl and I started riding last summer on our ride from Pine to Flagstaff . That adventure is also in the blog; look for Debbie's name in the blog list .

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