Thanks so much to everyone who offered their advice to me; luckily water was plentiful in the backcountry (due to the inch or so of rain the week previous to our trip), even appearing in many unexpected places. The temperatures were bearable as well, making for an all-around wonderful trip. I'd also...

hikeaz wrote: I have found that the big pool (big enough to need to climb around) just below the spring is in fact DOWNstream of the confluence about 5-6 minutes.

Ah, so just to be clear: you're saying look to the west of the trail down fish creek past where it meets roger's canyon?

Wow, thanks for all the responses, everyone! If any of you ever need advice for hiking in... err... Wisconsin or the UP of Michigan... I'll be more than glad to (modestly) return the favor;). nwesfd, from the Reavis T/H; would you be hiking down Frog Tanks? Would you then head DOWN Fish Creek and th...

Oh, and one other thing: Have there been many recent car breakins at the eastern superstitions trailheads? My uncle and I went backpacking in the Mazatzals from Sheep Bridge last winter, and his truck was broken into while we were out. Forgive me if I'm a bit paranoid;)

Hi, I'm returning to the Superstitions in a couple of weeks to hike the east/central portion, starting at Reavis trailhead and doing the frog tanks/reavis loop. I was thinking of extending this with a hike up Fish Creek and then back down JF Trail to Tortilla Pass and up to Angel Basin before comple...