Spring runoff had carved deep gullies inthe muddy trail as we slogged past Buckhorn Canyon toward Fort Misery.
Phoenix sprawled, forgotten, to the south, while Whiskey Springs rose 6700
feet above Horsethief Basin to the east. The primitive road wasn't even
on the Arizona map, and for good reason. A car simply would not have made
it up the muddy, rutted hill climbs. A big four-wheel drive sport-utility,
such as a Jeep Grand Cherokee or even a two-door GMC Yukon might have gotten
through, But very few sport-utilities would have tackled this primitiveClick here to read more