Crook Cache 3 Traditional Cache
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Placed as part of the EvilFishing 2015 event
The Crook Trail is named after General George Crook, the Commander of the Military Department of Arizona in 1871, who was in charge of subduing the Apache Indians and confining them to reservations. General Crook, who was known as "Gray Wolf" by the Apaches, rode mules along the trail as they were more sure-footed than horses. The trail was built under Crook's command in 1872 to connect Fort Whipple, the Arizona military headquarters near Prescott, and Fort Apache. Supplies and troops were moved to Fort Apache on this trail and for 22 years the trail was used as a route to patrol the northern boundary of the Apache Reservation. The trail is located in northern Arizona within 3 National Forests: the Prescott, Coconino, and the Apache-Sitgreaves. Originally 200 miles in length, 138 miles are maintained today and 57 miles are located within the Black Mesa Ranger District. The maintained trail begins in Dewey, near Prescott, and proceeds east through Camp Verde, up along the Mogollon Rim, and finally ends at Cottonwood Wash near the community of Pinedale. The trail is marked with intervisible chevrons (V's) on the trees adjacent to the trail. The trail merges with Forest Road 300 on top of the Rim. A few mileposts with mileage indicated from Camp Verde have been placed along the trail by local clubs and groups. Many portions of the trail are not maintained as a footpath. Instead the chevrons "blaze" the route to follow.
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