2-28-13 Four Peaks AZ ride with Jay

 Ready to unload at the staging area. Jay and his rig are parked behind me.

 Those are the four peaks that we will be riding near.

 This is the Beeline Hwy that took us from Phoenix to the staging area.

 This is a new road to both of us so Jay is consulting the GPS.

 Getting into more snow the higher we go......

...............but the view is awesome!

 We believe the El Oso Mine is nearby, but debating if we should continue due to the snow looks to be getting deep up ahead.

 We thought this might be the trail to the mine, but it wasn't.

 We did see a few mine audits, but don't believe that any of them were the El Oso Mine.

 This little lake or pond was frozen, but starting to thaw.

 Jay is 65, and I'm 64. We hike four miles up this steep trail trying to find the mine.

 ....of course those were old man miles and only about a half mile in true measure.

 Across the trail from the frozen pond was this wooden foundation that was probably an old miners cabin at one time.

 A great view of Roosevelt Lake off in the distance.

Maybe a forest service fire watch tower.....then maybe it is just another alien telecommunication transponder.