Cochise Indian trail, Coronado National Forrest, AZ, 10/21/19

Joined our Copper Canyon, Mexico, companions for five days of hiking east of Tucson, Arizona.

First hike: Cochise Indian trail, southeast of Tucson, located in the stronghold area of Apache chief Cochise, who defended his people for 15 years against the incursion of US Army in the mid 1800s.  

Century plant.  

Plant too tall to take in one shot.  

Called "century" because it bloom after 100 years and then dies. 

The trail is 5 miles long and starts at the East Cochise Stronghold campground, winding its way up to Stronghold divide.  We made it up to the divide, a 6-mile round trip.