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| Old storage bunker near Telephone Canyon Road |
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| Double Notch log cabin Construction |
After a bit of research on Telephone Canyon Road in the Spring Mountains NRA, I have concluded that I will write this entry according to lore. As lore would have it, Telephone Canyon Road was built and used when the cabins at Deer Creek were built and supplied with phone lines and electricity. Between the dirt road (Telephone Canyon Road) and the "new" Deer Creek Road lies a storage cabin or bunker where workers kept supplies for their construction. In reality, the cabin lies very close to where the old Deer Creek Road passed by. I had a friend who told stories about traveling the old Deer Creek Road with his military buddies that was, at that time, also a dirt/semi-paved road. It was a very difficult road to travel and was probably used by only the most adventurous ... especially in the snow! Thank goodness the new road (8.8 miles) was built in 1976 connecting Kyle Canyon and Lee Canyon and providing an easy way to access many beautiful trails and campgrounds. Parts of the old partially "paved" road can still be found not far from the new road construction. We use the road remnants on a few of our hike routes.
The storage cabin can be reached in various ways. However, on this particular hike, I began at the Stepladder Trailhead and headed up the Cowboy Wash Trail to the saddle junction above. Continuing up the Cowboy Trail that runs parallel to the established Deer Creek Road, I reached the cabin in around 2.5 miles. It sits off to the left as you are climbing. From there I connected with the Tin Can Alley Trail and followed it all the way down and back to the trailhead by use of Telephone Canyon Road and the Shady Hollow Trail. An excellent morning hike!
Stats: ~6.5 miles; ~1300' gain
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