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Col. Devin Trail Day Hike
Mogollon Rim
August 7, 2021
by Chris Everett

Trailblazers at the bridge. [photo by Mona]

left front:	Gail, Terry, Carolyn, Mona, Michael, Carl
right back:	Tery, Cindy, Chris, Tom

We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.

left front:	Gail, Terry, Carolyn, Michael, Carl
center:	Chris and Tom (hiding in the back)
right back:	Chris, Terry, Cindy

We started at the Target where we all met. We drove up to Payson to the McDonald’s.

Then we drove up to the trailhead down a long dirt road. We decided to hike to the top and do the Railroad Tunnel on the way down. There was 11 of us brave hikers, starting on this short but fairly steep trail.

The trail gained over 2000 ft elevation in 3 miles. It was well marked and was in good shape. We all met up at General Springs Cabin. This cabin was built in 1918 and is in good shape. It was a deluxe 1-bedroom cabin.

We ate lunch at the cabin. It was nice and shaded at the top.

“Luxury living, off the grid,” Cindy tells Tom.

Hmmm, this looks interesting, Carl and Terry.

Carl and Mona check this out.

Carolyn bets they have cell phone service.

After lunch we started back down to the side trail go to the train tunnel. When we got to the side trail, it was a very steep and more difficult trail to the tunnel. We finally go the tunnel and it was also a very nicely shaded area, which we all enjoyed another well-deserved break.

The tunnel never made it through to anywhere. After we got done enjoying the tunnel, we proceeded down the trail back to the vehicles. For such a beautiful place, no one took very many pictures.