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Kelly Canyon/Munds canyon
Posted: Sep 25 2003 7:38 am
by pfredricks
On Wednesday, going to humprhies, passed woods canyon. ALso passed signs for munds canyon and kelly canyon. anybody know anything about munds and kelly? Are they anything like woods?
thanks for any info
Posted: Sep 25 2003 2:10 pm
by joebartels
Kelly Canyon is on site
it connects up with the origins of Pumphouse Wash
though I think you've been spoiled and would call it a yawner :roll:
Munds can only be done as an out-n-back unless you want to cross private property. CindyC's daughter's boyfriend's cousin's next door neighbor's pet groomer knows somebody there if you're really interested
James Canyon is probably more what you're looking for, but it does have that 40 some foot rappel. Too scarry for me
the canyons
Posted: Sep 25 2003 2:43 pm
by pfredricks
about Kelly Canyon.....My bad
THanks Joe
good suggestion- you sure you wouldnt want to do that???
Posted: Oct 28 2003 8:21 pm
by hikeaz
Pete...
see Tyler Williams' book, " Canyoneering Arizona"... it has descriptions/maps, etc. for Woods/Kelly/James
I'm game to go whenever....
kurt
James Cyn
Posted: Oct 29 2003 7:28 am
by montezumawell
When I lived in Flag in the 80's did James 4 times. Think you would like it a lot. We always started immediately BELOW the 40-ft dry falls. You drive in on the Kelly Cyn exit and pass the huge borrow pit where they dug material for road const. Maybe a quarter to a half-mile past that you pull off left on a sorta ridge crest. Snoop around and you will find a fairly obvious game trail that traverses a very steep but doable chute into James. You come out less than a quarter mile below the "falls." It's fun to go up there and hang out in the amphitheater for awhile before heading downstream. In one of the sandstone slots, we found a carved inscription from the early 1900's. I remember that there was always water in James and we had to swim or scramble around a few times. My ex-wife from that era really didn't like that hike. She hated swimming those cold, dank pools, especially in the fall when they were REALLY cold! It's a really fun, fun hike and eventually you connect with Pumphouse and have that nice hike down to Hwy 89A. The car shuttle is time-consuming, that's for certain but the hassle is well worth it.
J&S