Alpine, High elevation

With a historic red barn, greeting riders at the trailhead, Los Burros campground, near McNary, Arizona,  is a magical place.

From the trailhead, a wide trail crosses a beautiful meadow and arrives the first of many forest service  roads. Focus on the blue-diamond trail tags that identify the trail as part of the White Mountains Trail System. Although the route is obvious in most places, the markers come in handy — there are a lot of right- and left-hand turns on this long and winding trail, which ultimately wraps around Wishbone Mountain.