NASH POINT
NASH POINT Coconino National Forest. Hikers approach the Calf Pen Canyon overlook Forest Service road maps can burn the eyeballs. Black tentacles sprawled across paper maps or smart devise screens bearing nondescript numbers and letters give clues about road conditions, where you can take a motorized vehicle and nearby towns and landmarks. But, where do the roads go? Why would a road end abruptly at no particular destination? The best way to find answers is to park and hoof it. Forest Road 9365R north of the town of Strawberry is a good one to try because its terminus-- marked only by an �X� on most maps-- is a memorable sight. View from Nash Point Located on the Mogollon Rim just outside of Fossil Springs Wilderness Area, the road begins as a typical backwoods Jeep route. On a base of sandstone, smothered in a forest of Alligator junipers and Ponderosa pines, hikers pass through a pinecone cluttered corridor bolstered by massive rock slabs. At about a mile into the trek, the roa...