Friday, May 9th

Today we started at mile marker 310, still on Highway 60 going to Show Low. Carol delivered us today as Ruth wasn't feeling very well. This is Apace Indian land. On both sides of the Highway is the Fort Apache Indian Reservation and is inhabited by the White Mountain Apaches. The Apache will allow you to enter their reservation with the proper permit and if you don't have a permit, better stay of their land. Our first event of the day was a jackrabbit jumped up off to the side of us and we got a good look it. It was downhill for about 3 miles until we came to the Carrizo Creek. Very pretty creek and valley, but all within the reservation. Up we climbed pass the community of Carrizo. We were on an uphill climb just past Carrizo community when John spotted two deer off to his left. I came up to join John, but only got a slight view of the deer. Now we need to see some elk. On we went and we came to the only convience store we had seen since leaving Globe. We wanted some ice cream and the only thing that wasn't working in the store was the ice cream case. No ice cream today! On we walked and came along side of a very pretty stream and valley that soon became a canyon as we were climbing higher and higher. Carol was waiting at mile marker 324, 14 miles today. I found a pruning shear and a saw blade. No coins today. Stay tuned ....