It seems funny to me how many of this crowd hasn't ever done the road up Four Peaks. It was the first trail I ever did with my first Raider, and actually was the first trail I ever did in any vehicle in AZ back before I knew any of you when I had a '73 Cadillac Calais 2-door. It was during a time when there was a prison inmate escape that made the news and someone who pulled up to where I was hanging out near the top asked in amazement how I got that car up there and then pulled a gun and made sure I didn't have one on me because he thought I might be 'that guy.'

It's also the only place I ever have seen a Gila Monster in the wild as well as a place where I found a nice survival knife hanging from a tree that someone forgot (I call it 'Mike,' because I do stupid stuff like that).

It's not a hard trail at all and a lot of passenger cars do it on weekends, but it is quite scenic, especially when you make it over the saddle and get a look at Roosevelt Lake on the other side. There's some good hiking opportunities up there, too.

John B.