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Barbershop Cyn Upper - Merritt Draw Upper Loop, AZ

	2014-06-15
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Barbershop Cyn Upper - Merritt Draw Upper Loop

Payson, AZ

Barbershop Cyn Upper - Merritt Draw Upper Loop

Payson, AZ

Hiking	5.90 Miles	1,117 AEG

Hiking	5.90 Miles	5 Hrs 35 Mns	1.61 mph
	1,117 ft AEG	1 Hour 55 Mns Break

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Father's Day 2014 : king :

On my June'13 week camping & hiking trip to this area, I hiked a variation of this "lots to see" loop which included all but the very enjoyable return segment via Upper Merritt Draw. For this June'14 trip adding the return segment of this loop via Upper Merritt Draw was an excellent choice as it only added an additional one mile to the loop but added twice the scenic enjoyment.

HAZ Hikebot and I both agreed that this new, moderate difficulty/route finding "off-trail" loop now in season was worthy of having more visibility via a new HAZ Hike Description for others to consider.

I might also add that for those interested in sharpening their "on-trail and off-trail" GPSr Route Finding/Following/WP go-to skills, that this recommended loop would be an excellent choice. This author's posted picture set with detailed captions and recommended official GPS Route for download with all "key" way points included http://hikearizona.com/gps=26597 is for you.

Also Note: This loop hike including driving to and from the Phoenix area should be easily doable in a long day and as a GPSr route finding/following learning experience (good or bad), this author feels that as a GPSr owner & user, you really should not be too disoriented trying to follow this downloaded, recommended and "official" GPS Route

As I have now learned and as our HAZ-GPSjoe belived: "Become an experienced GPS User and it will set you free"

Flora

Flora [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Bigtooth Maple

Geology

Geology [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Cross-bedding

Culture

Culture [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Informational/Interpretive Sign

Named place

Named place [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Barbershop Canyon Merritt Draw Merritt Spring Whistling Spring

Wildflowers Observation Isolated

	Merritt Spring	Quart per minute	Quart per minute
	Most always reliable Perennial Spring with concrete spring box and lower ground level access.

	Whistling Spring	Quart per minute	Quart per minute
	Perennial Spring Box within Merritt Draw Riparian Enclosure (this spring source not accessible due to a seven foot fenced enclosure)

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