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| Canyoneering | 4.21 Miles |
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| | Canyoneering | 4.21 Miles | 7 Hrs 12 Mns | | 1.05 mph |
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| no partners | | You may have heard me say once before that Tonto Creek is one of my absolute favorite Arizona watersheds and since I'm slowly but surely working on a full 70 mile descent I figured I'd check out this highly desired place on my list since I don't have the patience to wait until next summer like a normal person.
What better than to spend the first day of November inside the Hellsgate Wilderness!
Perect weather, absolute solitude and the opportunity to explore another new place I have high interest in made this one of the best days I've had in a very long time!
This is obviously a canyon that requires getting wet to properly descend but I mangaed to stay dry the first two miles with a great amount of scrambling, bushwhacking and lots of irregular movements. With that being said it was some of the slowest four miles I've ever traveled since my objective was to stay dry but I'm not complaining because that stretch of canyon is definitely a visual pleasure and I was soaking it all in.
About 1/4 of a mile out from Thompson Draw is where I was met with a massive 50 yard pool that was surrounded by large cliff walls on each side, one could proceed further while staying dry but it would involve a lot more hard work with numerous steep climbs up and down. Since I wanted to get some quality tripod time I decided to make that my stopping point for the day so I had a long lunch break and then made my way back upstream to set up for some photos.
This was just a quick scouting trip of this pristine area and I'm looking forward to a making a return to Hellsgate from one of the many different unique routes I've planned and thought out, I just wish I worked less and had more days off to accomplish that but hey don't we all! |
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Autumn Foliage Observation Moderate
A few weeks past prime but there were still some healthy patches of fall foliage in certain areas, nice Sycamores and Maples. |
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