Y Bar Trail #44 Photoset • The_N • 2016-05-10 • HikeArizona.COM

Y Bar Trail #44, AZ

	2016-05-10
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Y Bar Trail #44

Payson, AZ

Y Bar Trail #44

Payson, AZ

Hiking	11.27 Miles	3,550 AEG

Hiking	11.27 Miles	5 Hrs 5 Mns	2.51 mph
	3,550 ft AEG	36 Mns Break

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Made a little exploratory trek to the Y Bar Tanks area. Pretty familiar with this trail now so the first 4 miles to the turn off for the tanks was a breeze. There are 2 spots were the locust has grown considerably since last month and reclaimed the trail. I managed shorts and a tank - top most of the day so nothing terrible. There are also 2 very active bee hives right on the trail in those first few miles. Following the old Y Bar trail down to the tanks was kinda lousy as far as loose rock and bushwacking, but expected. The scenery is beautiful down in that canyon. I took a break and a quick dip into a pool, very refreshing on a warm, sunny day. Climbing out on those rocks with damp to wet clothing wasn't my brightest idea. I noticed a cairn earlier while exploring so I went back and followed what amounts to a series of game trails back to Y Bar Trail. This route was much easier. Tons of ivy in the drainage above the swimming holes. I don't react terribly to it but even I pulled my socks up and watched my step. Once back on the trail it was a 2 hour roller coaster of rocks back to the TH.

Flora

Flora [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Beehive Cactus Gunnison's Mariposa Lily

Wildflowers Observation Moderate

	Windsor Spring	Dripping	Dripping
	Just a trickle near the source. Light flow by the time it reached the tanks.

	Y Bar Spring	Dripping	Dripping
	Light trickle across the trail. Starts to collect in pools just below the trail.

	Y Bar Tanks	51-75% full	51-75% full
	Just a guess here. Seems lower compared to photos I've seen.

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