I stand corrected. Thanks. Always thought of them as ROUS's.

I will be heading to Charlebois Spring from Peralta Trailhead for this weekend. Sounds like a popular spot this week. Great to hear about the water and flora. I'll be sure to bring my camera.

I wouldn't worry too much about the javelinas. They have poor vision and are easily shooed away with a little bit of noise. The critters you remember from Old Yeller were wild hogs or boars; not javelina, which are actually rodents. Most of the mammalian wildlife in Arizona will generally avoid peop...