Rarick Canyon Photoset • MountainMatt • 2017-02-14 • HikeArizona.COM

Rarick Canyon, AZ

	2017-02-14
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Rarick Canyon

Camp Verde, AZ

Rarick Canyon

Camp Verde, AZ

Hiking	5.83 Miles	1,021 AEG

Hiking	5.83 Miles
	1,021 ft AEG		25 LBS Pack

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Another couple of epic treks inspired by my routine late night map scouring...
It's a hit or miss striking gold with no beta whatsoever but let's just say this was a homerun!
(Well at least the first trip was...)

2/7/17
Mr. Wilderness himself and I ventured into the unknown with maybe 2 hours of light left in the day :sweat:

I knew there was some "Sugar" residing in Upper Rarick but little did I know just how sweet it would really be!
Epic evening, great company and solid tripod time shooting well into the night.

2/14/17
I had Arizona's Birthday off so what better than to go dive into a canyon that has been on my mind like a high school crush!
Mullican Canyon is her name and boy do I want her but today she denied me with her goods!
Upon catching my first glimpse of the Rarick and Mullican confluence I was in disbelief when I saw Rarick running like a champ and Mullican was for the most part disappointingly dry with only few sporadic pools!
That gorge has some special things happening within it but only after the result of a major big storm and I can almost guarantee it but today was not that day!
I began to head down to the bottom of Rarick and while doing so I came to a large boulder scree field which I've encountered many times but this time a combination of unnecessarily fast movements and my 230lbs created my first real rockslide experience and I had a couple large boulders smack my ankle with some serious force.
Luckily no broken bones just a significant gash and bruising but I'm not going to lie it knocked the mojo out of me. :sweat:

At that point I decided to go back up and skirt the edges of Rarick to see what else I could find in its upper portion.
While doing so my lead bushwhacking leg was hindered which was unfortunate because there was an annoying thicket of scrub oak, manzanita and the occasional catsclaw but I of course managed but actually had to use my first aid kit for the first time after I realized how much I was leaking.

I encountered numerous scenic cascades and a few 5-8ft waterfalls along the way but nothing substantial enough to motivate me to go down but nonetheless it was all still very eye pleasing.
I decided to stay above on high ground and shoot sunset at one of the more expanisive views Rarick has to offer.

This is a surprisingly nice canyon that has the features and look of a larger gorge that is just jam packed into one very nice slice in the ground!
:DANCE:

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[ checklist ] Cedar Bench Mullican Canyon Pine Mountain Rarick Canyon

	Mullican Canyon	Dry	Dry
	Dry with sporadic pools.

	Rarick Canyon	Heavy flow	Heavy flow
	The "Rarick River" is running strong and proud!

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