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Barks Lower Canyon Loop, AZ
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Barks Lower Canyon LoopPhoenix, AZ
Barks Lower Canyon Loop
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking4.00 Miles 900 AEG
Hiking4.00 Miles
900 ft AEG
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After all the rain we've had this month, there was plenty of water out there. Peralta Road is really trashed - washed out, filled with rocks and there was a downed tree blocking one side. No running water, but still some deep puddles, which spanned the entire width of the road.

Barks Canyon is now heavily overgrown with invasive weeds and nasty vegetation, which obscures the water view and makes hiking much more difficult. I had to wade through a football field of dense fountain grass that was waist high. I'm glad I didn't run into any of gummo's snakes. I did come across a ravaged deer carcass about halfway down the creek. I imagine the high grass provides good cover for a mountain lion. I spent the rest of the hike looking behind me. :scared:
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Wildflowers Observation Isolated
Brittlebush and a few Globemallow

water 1 out of 5water 2 out of 5water 3 out of 5water less than max Barks Canyon Medium flow Medium flow

dry Peralta Creek at #102 Crossing Dry Dry
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