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| | Hiking | 8.74 Miles | 5 Hrs 13 Mns | | 1.77 mph |
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| no partners | | One of the great things about Arizona is its geographic diversity. I think only California has more. Alaska might be #3. A result of that is that you can enjoy what most people consider to be autumn from late September on the Kaibab Plateau, October near Flagstaff and other northern elevation areas, November in sky island ranges, and continuing into December and even January in the canyons and river drainages all the way to the lowest elevations of the desert. The progression is fun to follow.
Exploring canyons in Arizona is a fun activity all year long. They're little ecosystems to themselves, totally different life zones than what surrounds them just a couple hundred yards above. Each is different and some feature waterfalls, swimming holes, caves, geology and other features that make them special and unique from the others.
There are no developed trails to this one, but I investigated some topo maps and did a little satellite research and jumped into the daggers shin first  .
A delightful day for 'splorin with a pleasant flowing creek, ample autumn colors, steep canyon walls with dramatic geology, and an og haz rock-star sighting along the way. Unexpected afternoon clouds created a fantastic lightshow. 
Ended up with more poison ivy rash than hoped for, a nasty sting from something I never saw, and some sore muscles from miles of canyon terrain. But not enough negatives to keep me from wanting to try again tomorrow in the other direction. |
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| I'm not sure what my spirit animal is, but I'm confident it has rabies. |
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