Thanks for the info. Bear Wallow was great, both the cafe and the wilderness. By the way, the fishing is really good there.

Has anyone been there? How's the fishing, camping, solitude, and scenery along Bear Wallow Creek?

Anyone been into Bear Wallow? How's the scenery, fishing, and solitude along Bear Wallow Creek?

Can anyone provide info/opinions on trails/routes that access upper Black River (either fork)? Thinking about going there for a three day/two night trip in mid-May. Priorities are solitude, nice camping, scenery, and good fishing. Thanks in advance for any info.

Can anyone provide info/opinions on trails that access the upper Black River (either fork)? Planning on a three day/two night trip into the area in mid-May. Solitude, scenery, nice campsites, and good fishing are priorities. Thanks in advance for any info.

Lizard,
My wife and I did a three day trip in the northern Chiricahuas last April. We didn't see anyone besides other hikers/backpackers. We really enjoyed it and hope to go back, maybe this April. Incidentally, my wife was 6 months pregnant at the time. She's a real trooper!

vagabond

This has probably been discussed in this forum before, but I'm going to ask anyway. Have any of you been approached or threatened by, or otherwise had an incident with bandits, drug runners, illegal aliens, or vigilantes in the border ranges of Arizona, New Mexico, California, or Texas? My mother-in...

There is an untrailed route you can take called the Grass Canyon loop. It's one of the best dayhikes I've ever done. It starts and ends at the primitive camping area that is at the end of a spur road coming off the main route into the park (sorry, the name escapes me, but it's on park maps on the we...

Got it. Thanks for the quick replies. By the way, nice pics.

When you guys write that the western part of the wilderness is "typical desert," what, exactly, does that mean? Is it desert grassland with occassional clumps of prickly pear, like around Sedona, or is it rocky-floored desert with saguaros, barrels, and ocotillo, like Organ Pipe or Saguaro...

Thinking of doing a loop in Mazatzals in late January. Looks like either Davenport Wash/Sheep Creek/Sears or Dutchman Grave/Willow Spring. For both of these: How's the scenery? In what condition are the approach roads likely to be? Will there be water available along the trails? Will there be good c...