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| Hiking | 7.48 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 7.48 Miles | 2 Hrs 41 Mns | | 2.88 mph |
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| partners | | This will be the last hike of our trip. We started with two days backpacking in Coyote Gulch and then a day hike into Neon Canyon. We car camped the night before roughly a mile SW of Zebra. This gave us plenty of time to check out Zebra and Tunnel before making the drive back to Phoenix.
We packed up camp and made the drive over to the TH and were surprised to find the area vacant at roughly 8:45am. We geared up and started our hike. The going in is very easy as the trail is mostly hard packed dirt that makes for fast travel. We cruised in and slowly dropped into Harris Wash. Once there the next half mile was a pain as we hiked in deep sand that was annoying and slow. We finally reached Zebra Slot and headed in. We were the only ones back here so we took our time and savored this slot canyon. The walls narrow as you hike back and get very tight near the back. We had to shimmy through some stretches and this took a lot of work. After a few minutes we hit our turnaround point. There is a shelf to climb and it’s difficult & awkward with all the sandstone. We had our fill so we made our way back. It was still early so we decided to hike over to Tunnel Slot.
We returned to Harris Wash and got to enjoy more sand. The good thing is it doesn’t last long and the mile over to Tunnel goes by quick. Karl said the last time he was here the slot was mostly under water that ranged from knee to thigh deep. We were both happy to see a small pool that will not be an issue. We headed through and took a variety of pics. From there we turned around and started the hike out. We pretty much flew out of there and were back to the TH around 11:30am. We then packed up and started the long drive back to Phoenix.
Our four days were complete. We had an amazing trip and barely scratched the surface of all the hiking options off Hole in the Rock Rd. This is a hiking mecca with lots to explore. I will return someday! |
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