Here is a pretty tough station to reach...
HN0791'DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 (CP)
HN0791'ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WAHWEAP CREEK, 4 MILES NORTHEAST
HN0791'OF PARIA CREEK, ON HIGHEST POINT OF LONG RIDGE KNOWN LOCALLY AS
HN0791'CEDAR MOUNTAIN. TO REACH FROM KANAB, FOLLOW JOHNSON ROAD
HN0791'EAST 8.6 MILES. TURN RIGHT AND GO 7.7 MILES. TAKE LEFT FORK
HN0791'WITH SIGN PAHREAH AND GO 12.8 MILES. KEEP TO LEFT-HAND ROAD,
HN0791'PASSING OLD CORRALS ON LEFT, AND GO 17.0 MILES TO PARIA RIVER
HN0791'AND PAHREAH RANCH, NOW OWNED BY JAMES E. SMITH. FROM RANCH,
HN0791'STATION IS REACHED BY WAGON OR HORSEBACK ALONG ROAD DOWN PARIA
HN0791'RIVER ABOUT 10 MILES, THENCE EASTWARD OVER SMALL RIDGE AND
HN0791'ALONG WAGON TRACKS AROUND SOUTHERN END OF BLUE-GREY HILLS,
HN0791'CONTINUING IN EASTERLY DIRECTION TO WAHWEAP CANYON,
HN0791'APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES. FOLLOW DOWN CANYON ABOUT 4 MILES,
HN0791'PASSING COTTONWOOD SPRING, AND ON 6 MILES TO SMALL SPRING
HN0791'ON LEFT AND RED SANDY RIDGE ON RIGHT. TURN RIGHT, FOLLOWING
HN0791'UP RED RIDGE, AND GO ACROSS COUNTRY IN WESTERLY DIRECTION TO
HN0791'MOUNTAIN AND STATION, APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES, WITH NO TRAIL.
HN0791'FROM PAHREAH RANCH TO STATION IS 2-DAY TRIP. CAMP AT WHITE
HN0791'ROCK SPRINGS (ALKALINE WATER), ABOUT 3 MILES WEST OF
HN0791'WAHWEAP CANYON. STATION MARK IS STANDARD DISK IN OUTCROPPING
HN0791'BEDROCK. REFERENCE MARKS ARE STANDARD DISKS IN
HN0791'OUTCROPPING BEDROCK. NO. 1 IS 15.385 METERS (50.48
HN0791'FEET) NORTH FROM STATION. NO. 2
HN0791'IS 10.935 METERS (35.88 FEET) SOUTHWEST.
HN0791'BEARING FROM STATION TO BONDARY MONUMENT NO. 130 (SEE
HN0791'GEOGRAPHIC POSITION THEREOF) DISTANT 590.70 METERS (1,938.0
HN0791'FEET), S 14 DEG 22 MIN E. AND TO BOUNDARY MONUMENT NO.
HN0791'140 (SEE GEOGRAPHIC POSITION THEREOF) S 88 DEG 08 MIN E.
But, I guess it got easier in more recent times...
HN0791'TO REACH THE STATION FROM PAGE TRAVEL NORTHWEST ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 89
HN0791'TO THE BRIDG AT GLEN CANYON DAM. TRAVEL NORTHWEST ALONG U.S. 89 FOR
HN0791'14.9 MILES TO MILEPOST 7.35 AND A DIRT ROAD ON THE LEFT AND THE LONE
HN0791'ROCK SERVICE STATION ON THE RIGHT. TURN LEFT FOR 2.0 MILES TO A GATE.
HN0791'PASS THROUGH GATE AND TURN RIGHT ON MAIN TRAVELED ROAD FOR 0.95 MILE
HN0791'TO A DIRT ROAD RIGHT, CONTINUE AHEAD FOR 0.15 MILE TO A CONCRETE WATER
HN0791'TANK, CONTINUE AHEAD FOR 0.2 MILE TO A ROAD JUNCTION. TURN RIGHT FOR
HN0791'1.25 MILES TO A JUNCTION. TURN LEFT FOR 2.0 MILES TO A WIRE GATE,
HN0791'CONTINUE AHEAD FOR 0.2 MILE TO A JUNCTION. TURN LEFT FOR 0.3 MILE TO
HN0791'A ROAD ON THE LEFT. CONTINUE AHEAD FOR 0.35 MILE TO A METAL WATER
HN0791'TANK ON THE RIGHT. TRAVEL AHEAD FOR 0.15 MILE TO A CATTLE GUARD-
HN0791'CONTINUE AHEAD FOR 1.2 MILES TO A POWER LINE, CONTINUE AHEAD FOR
HN0791'0.15 MILES TO A SECOND POWER LINE. TURN RIGHT AND TRAVEL ALONG POWER
HN0791'LINE 0.1 MILE TO TOP OF HILL. TURN RIGHT AND TRAVEL 400 FEET TO THE
HN0791'STATION.
You would think there would be a Starbucks reference somewhere in there.
I'd prefer to be going to the station as first described...
Seems like it would be a lot more fun...
It all depends on the resources at your disposal. It can be easy.
HN0791 STATION RECOVERY (1963)
HN0791'TO REACH FROM THE AIRPORT IN PAGE, ARIZONA, FLY BY HELICOPTER
HN0791'ON A COURSE OF *290 DEGREES FOR ABOUT 15 MILES TO THE HIGHEST
HN0791'POINT OF THE LONG BARE RIDGE AND THE STATION.
I think I have either been there or sent a crew there...
Are you sure that isn't a set of directions to the Lost Homesteader Silver Mine. Many old movies were made with greedy people somehow getting their hands on a map with similar guidance leading them to certain death.
I think twice about a station when the 'to reach' includes: 'end truck travel' near the beginning and lots more description after the 'end truck travel'.
But I do like finding a station when the last reported recovery is the day it was set, in the 30s or earlier.
Nowadays HN0791 must be relatively easy because there are multiple https://www.geocaching.com/mark/details.aspx?PID=HN0791&apos ;">GC recoveries for it.
Bill93, post: 418016, member: 87 wrote: Nowadays HN0791 must be relatively easy because there are multiple https://www.geocaching.com/mark/details.aspx?PID=HN0791&apos ;">GC recoveries for it.
Like the Magellan. I have a Gold. But the screen is bad and the backlight is out.
Anyone know where to get it fixed. I don't think Magellan services them now.