Miles | Landmarks | Notes |
---|---|---|
0.0 | Patagonia Post Office | Start/Set Odometer |
0.4 - 0.5 | Neighborhood with trees | Bird from Road |
0.6 | RV Park with Feeders | ---- |
1.3 | Red Rocks Canyon Road | Forest Access - bear left at red gate |
3.1 | Harshaw Creek Road (dirt) forks to left here | Keep right on pavement |
3.8-3.9 | Two campsites in oaks | Good for Whiskered Screech Owls |
4.9 | Turn-off for Red Mountain Road | This gives access to FR 4684 |
6.0 | San Rafael valley Road (dirt) | Bear right. Keep on paved road |
6.0 | Bear left at 6.5 to Harshaw Creek Road | Bear right. Keep on paved road |
6.3 | Brush Hill Ranch | Small wet area. Bird from road only |
6.5 | Pavement ends | Drive slowly when passing residences to minimize dust |
7.3-7.5 | Narrow section with water) | Bird carefully from road or park and walk along drainages |
7.9 | Harshaw Townsite/Cemetery | Good for Eastern (Azure) Bluebird and sometimes Turkey |
8.0-9.5 | Wet Riparian section | Bird carefully from road or park and walk along drainages |
8.7 | Flux Canyon Road is on your right (west) | Access to Lower Humboldt Canyon and Upper Flux and Alum drainages |
9.6 | FR 4701 (right) | Access to upper Humboldt Canyon |
10.0 | Dead end rod up drainage to right (west) | Unexplored Drainage |
10.4 | Blue Nose Mine drainage (right) | Follow drainage up canyon; always bear left |
11.3 | FR 4698, Soldier Basin Road | 5300' - 6000' canyon system |
12.0 | FR 135, north of Guajolote Flat Road | Reaches 6000' - good morning birding |
12.8 | Apache Road on left (east) - Rancho Santo Nino | Apache Road leads back to San Rafael Grasslands at Meadow Valley |
13.2 | FR 4695A, south Guajolote Flat Road | 2 gates - high clearance, 4WD after 1.5 miles, excellent habitats |
13.6 | Cross Drainage | Bird pine groves up drainage and on hill |
13.8 | FR 5592 and 135 on left (west) | Drainages entering San Rafael Valley |
13.9 | Tank on right (east) | -------- |
14.3 | Cattleguard on saddle; FR 5589 on rt. (west) | Walk up and explore area with pines |
14.8 | FR 4702 on left (east) | --------- |
15-15.5 | Ridge road above canyons on rt. (east) | Bird from road |
15.7 | Lower Finley and Adams crossing | ------- |
16.3 | Duquesne Road on right (west) | ---------- |
16.8 | Old Duquesne Road on right (west) | ----------- |
~18 | End of count circle near FR 4707 on left (east) |