Bear Canyon-Houston Draw Photoset • MountainMatt • 2018-07-21 • HikeArizona.COM

Bear Canyon-Houston Draw, AZ

	2018-07-21
	6 by MountainMatt

Bear Canyon-Houston Draw, AZ

Hiking	7.04 Miles	962 AEG

Hiking	7.04 Miles	5 Hrs 5 Mns		1.69 mph
	962 ft AEG	55 Mns Break	30 LBS Pack

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Took some very good friends up to the rim for their first time!
I could have went for the typical Horton, See Spring or Waterwheel but you know me better than that.

Instead I took the ladies off trail to perhaps my new favorite part of BC as water and scenery was in great abundance throughout our day.
Lots of deadfall here and there but nothing too crazy and with no complaints and all smiles from the crew we continued to push on through chest high ferns and a decent amount of wildflowers.

It was ladies day in the canyon as Rae found her first elk shed, Danyra found deer jaw bones and they both found a very fresh cow elk kill all of which I walked right by

It was nice to have another couple set of eyes and but even better to see the pure joy of discovery watching close friends find backcountry treasure.

Stopped at Pinchot Cabin for lunch and then walked up Houston to discover 20-25 of what I assume was Boy Scouts enjoying an easy overnighter.
The remainder of the hike was an easy stroll back to the truck followed by a great dinner in Pine.

Wildflowers Observation Moderate

	Aspen Spring	Dry	Dry
	No water from or near the spring.

	Bear Canyon	Light flow	Light flow
	Typical intermittent flow but with some great reliable even swimable pools.

	Houston Draw Head	Dry	Dry
	Dry in all the area Houston Draw we traveled besides near or below Pinchot Springs.

	Pinchot Spring	Gallon per minute	Gallon per minute
	Great flow at the springs and it’s currently a healthy mountain stream in that general vicinity right now.

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