A four wheel drive excursion covering 4 trails in one day.   After meeting in Florence Junction we started by going up Box Canyon and then on to Martinez Cabins for a break and lunch.  Then the group headed over to the Coke Ovens and finally out BattleAxe road to Superior.  Everyone appeared to be having a great time and the only damage was a broken CB antenna.  Vehicles from the Roadrunner 4 Wheelers as well as the Arizona Virtual Jeep Club were present.

The run started at 8:00am at the Texaco in Florence Junction and ended at 4:10pm at the 177 outside of Superior.

 

Air down at the turn off in Florence

Barry's 2001 Jeep Wrangler

Chris's 1996 Ford Bronco

Jacob's 1998 Jeep Cherokee

Ed's 1995 Toyota 4Runner

Larry's 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee Orvis

Jack's 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee

The group heading down the stair steps

The group in front of the Coke Ovens

The desert between Martinez Canyon and the Coke Ovens

Steve goes up the ledge on the way to the Coke Ovens

An unknown Jeeper going down the same ledge

 

Steve's 1999 Toyota 4Runner

Jason's 1992 Jeep Wrangler

Kyle's 1999 Jeep Wrangler

Lester's 1994 Jeep Wrangler

Steve's 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Ron's 1998 Nissan Pathfinder

Lunch at Martinez Cabins

The Coke Ovens

The group heading out BattleAxe Road

BattleAxe Road

The group lined up at the entrance to Box Canyon

Rear side of the Coke Ovens

Article from the Arizona Republic on June 10, 2001 about the Coke Ovens and the Gila River Valley

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Article on the AZ Republic writers trip out to the ovens

 

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