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I am sure many of you were out there this weekend so hopefully someone can answer this for me. I go to the rim fr#300 every year and pick raspberries. Was anyone up there this weekend and notice any? This week through the middle of Aug is usually peak but I was wondering if because of the drought conditions it would be a poor year. Also how about blackberries on Tonto creek and Oak Creek? Anyone?

I noted wild strawberry and grape near Thicket Springs North West of Sunflower but not much. Coon Creek (North East of Roosevelt Lake) also was a good source but I did not notice any wild berries. Another location is South of Young apx. one mile it is near the residence's for the forest service people and they forest managers closed the road. Take a hand crank ice cream machine and make ice cream and add the berries.

Oak Creek peaches are ripe--my husband brought home a bunch from his mother's house this afternoon. I love the ice cream idea--we're
headed up tp Lake Powell and we will take the hand crank. No more jet skis on the lake --I bet there are going to be a bunch of mad people.

Cindy Coons wrote:I am sure many of you were out there this weekend so hopefully someone can answer this for me. I go to the rim fr#300 every year and pick raspberries. Was anyone up there this weekend and notice any? This week through the middle of Aug is usually peak but I was wondering if because of the drought conditions it would be a poor year. Also how about blackberries on Tonto creek and Oak Creek? Anyone?

I hate to be a party pooper - but please consider the wildlife and the drought. Those berries are a very important part of a bear's diet this time of year. With the drought on, I would hope to leave as much for them as possible. The lack of food is what is driving them into the inhabited areas to begin with.

I know you're just one person - but there are a lot of "just one person"s out there....something to think about.

By the way - I would recommend gathering them if they are near some settled property - just not in wilderness areas.

You make very good points, Olesma. I would be the first to admit that I have never thought of the wildlife in this situation when I have come across wild berries in past, but now I will! I learn something new everyday. Thank you.

I just eat two or three. Another good locations were Workman and Reynolds Creeks in the Sierra Ancha's

I've had gooseberries from the Flat Iron and of course cactus fruit! Yum! You just have to watch for those glaucids!

I find that a good bowl brush & some cleanser takes care of rim berries every time! Oops!

nothing beats toilet humor in the morning

Please, oh please, don't let this degenerate into hack Star Trek jokes about Klingons....

I was up on the rim today but I didn't see any

I did Horton Creek today, the only berries I saw were juniper berries. Got several small showers on one pretty good soaking today, too! That was nice!!

For anyone that's interested beside me, there are lots of raspberries all along 300, just don't tell Olesma if you go berry picking ! I was up there last week and saw a bear munching on the berries. Pretty cool!

I did Horton also. I hiked in from the top of the rim. Its about 45 min down and 90 min out. I got the rain too at about 1 or 1:30 while I was hiking out.

jeremy77777 wrote:I did Horton also. I hiked in from the top of the rim. Its about 45 min down and 90 min out. I got the rain too at about 1 or 1:30 while I was hiking out.

If that was on this last Saturday, then you probably passed Mike, Randy and myself - we were on our way in when the rain started to fall.

That was awesome by the way - nice cooling rain in the forrest...simply wonderful to hike in.