Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:53 am
I bladed that strip off last September while some other friends cleaned up under the hangar and reinstalled the gates.
Next time you're in the area go to the strip called Redcreek. It's about 20 miles West of Payson on the Verde River. Here are the coordinates,
N 34.09.703'
W 111.43.600'
Here's a small exerpt from the article in Pilot Getaways Magazine December 2005.
Red Creek, Arizona
Few bush pilots know about Red Creek, an uncharted bush strip about 40 miles north of Phoenix. If you can handle this 1,400-ft. undulating strip tucked away in the Verde River Canyon, you’ll land at a great place to get away from it all. You can camp, hike, and explore a landscape dominated by saguaro cactus. To cool off, just walk to the nearby Verde River and wade in from the sandy riverbanks, or cast a line for carp, bass, or catfish. If you visit in the springtime, you might be lucky to see the desert erupt in a sea of color during the desert wildflowers’ brief bloom.