DESTINATION Sycamore Trail #278 1 Photoset
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| Backpack | 24.50 Miles |
5,300 AEG |
| | Backpack | 24.50 Miles | 4 Days | | |
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Sycamore canyon appears to be a trail the forest service no longer cares about as once you drop off the mesa it is pretty badly overgrown. Still I was able to find most of it, including a corral not shown on the map at the last crossing of Sycamore Canyon.
The Powers Garden Trail is in good shape other than one or two spots.
Visited Mailbox canyon where I slipped on some granite/moss and cracked my GPS. Wandered a little further up Mailbox following the trail, but after perhaps a mile I wasn't feeling it being any special and turned around, as I also wanted to give myself enough time to explore the ranch area of Powers Garden. It is reminiscent of the Tony Ranch in the Superstitions with the exception that the main building is still being fairly well maintained.
Nights were cold and a bit below freezing since the entire area is a cold sink for the air between East and West Divides.
Last day I took the Tortilla trail out, which is in pretty good shapre with just a little bushwhacking but more noticeable erosion problems in several areas. |
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Wildflowers Observation Isolated
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Horse Canyon |
Pools to trickle |
Pools to trickle |
| | | Dry at Rattlesnake but small pools as you ascend, probably from recent rains. |
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Mailbox Canyon |
Pools to trickle |
Pools to trickle |
| | | Dry at Rattlesnake but a little surface water in pools, probably from recent rains |
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Mud Spring |
Gallon per minute |
Gallon per minute |
| | | Hard to tell the flow amount, the area has been destroyed by cows. |
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Powers Garden Spring |
Gallon + per minute |
Gallon + per minute |
| | | The entire creek was flowing well at this point, so impossible to know how much the spring itself is pumping out. |
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Rattlesnake Canyon |
Medium flow |
Medium flow |
| | | Water was intermittent, alternating between good surface flow and underground flow. It was roaring pretty well at maybe 600 gpm at the intersection with Sycamore canyon |
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Sycamore Canyon Spring |
Quart per minute |
Quart per minute |
| | | I'd estimate a quart per minute, light trickle coming from the small natural rock pool. |
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Sycamore Creek |
Medium flow |
Medium flow |
| | | Dry where you drop in. Surface water is random but by the end it is flowing 200 gpm. |
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Upper Sycamore Tank |
1-25% full |
1-25% full |
| | | The giant swimming pool had a little bit of water in it but the plumbing is hosed up and the tanks are dry. | | _____________________
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