Gila North Star Rd trip

[kai38]

I need to test out some new equipment, rounding up a few friends to drive North Star rd in the Gila in July, any other FJ Cruiser owners or anyone interested in going?

Looking at these dates July 10-11-12 or July 24-25-26 for the Gila trip?
Mimbres Valley by Lake Roberts area to Mogollon NM taking back roads. Planning two nights three days. Looks like some fishing on the way.


Go to Google earth Google Earth (Download it here)
Type in or copy & paste 32 58 39.94 n 108 03 10.07w in the search panel
It should bring up the Mimbres Valley NM35 / NorthStar Rd.
Follow the road as it snakes through the mesas.
NStar RD turns into Forester Service rd 150 right before "Me own" Landing Strip
Keep following the main road, there are a lot of turn offs off of 150 heading towards Wall Lake.
150 turns into 59 keep following 59
turn left to 78/FSR-28/Bursum RD (the road goes by all three names) Passing by Snow Lake
Road passing through "ghost town" of Mogollon.
Take 78 out of town turn left on Forestry Trail 586 (Short cut to Cat Walks) or follow 78 towards 180 and on into Silver City.

We can run this trail from either direction but I think coming up from the Mimbres Valley and taking 180 back into Silver City might be the best direction since there wont be too much up hill travel on the hard pack.
Ask anyone else you know that would be interested in this type of trip.
Kirk