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Cattail Cove - Bowling Alley 3.0

Start and end at "The Terraces" while visiting Rovey's Needle, the edges of Bill Williams Wildlife Refuge, a honeycomb and an out-of-place rust rock canyon.
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This trail is rated 3.0 but there are plenty of "extra credits" along the way, especially on the spur to Bill Williams Wildlife Refuge.

There is a GPX/GPS file at the bottom of the page.
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Bowling Alley
The first obstacle on the trail is the optional Wall of Death.  This was named back in the days of smaller Jeeps without lockers.  It is not all that unusual today.  There is a bypass.

We were lucky to visit the area after a rainy spell that left the desert very green.  Highly unusual.
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Wall of Death
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Green desert
Rovey's Needle is sometimes called Holey Rock or Honeycomb Rock because of the holes in the middle and its honeycomb texture.
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Rovey's Needle
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Honeycomb rock and one of the Eyes of the Needle at Rovey's Needle
Situated in central-western Arizona along the Lower Colorado River, the Bill Williams River extends a short 40 miles before emptying into the Colorado River at Lake Havasu. 6,100 acres of the river and its unique habitat are protected within the Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge.  

This trail reaches the north boundary of the Reserve in two places.  The first spur offer many chances for extra credits on rocks along the wash.
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Bill Williams Wildlife Refuge
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Minor extra credit
There is a hole high in a cliff that contains a real honeycomb - not one made of rock.
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Hole in cliff contains a honeycomb
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Honeycomb high in a cliff
The eastern end of this trip takes you close to the Bill Williams Mountains and through an out-of-place "Rust Rock" canyon.  This is the only spot we saw this formation on the entire trip.
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Bill Williams Mountains
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Rust rock canyon
Updated 2017.

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      • Tucson - Benson Jeep Trails
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      • Breckenridge Jeep Trails
      • Buena Vista Jeep Trails
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      • Elephant Butte Jeep Trails
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      • Black Hills Jeep Trails
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