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Red Flat / Horseshoe Loop, AZ
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| Hiking | 7.00 Miles |
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| no partners | | Ollie and I hiked from Perkinsville Road down to the Verde River through a seemingly unnamed canyon I called Red Flat Canyon. The hike started with great views of the Sycamore Canyon Wilderness and Bill Williams Mountain to the north. There was lots of interesting geology throughout the canyon including metamorphic rock and water carved limestone narrows. A couple of the narrow limestone sections were tricky to navigate with a dog but Ollie did great. The shadier sections of the canyon had some junipers and there was a large patch of mesquite trees just south of the train tracks.
When we got down to the train tracks we followed them east for just a few minutes until we arrived at the mouth of Horseshoe Canyon. We followed Horseshoe Canyon down to the Verde River and had lunch there. We took Horseshoe Canyon on the way back before hiking out of the canyon and crossing a saddle back towards where we had parked on Perkinsville Road. |
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On the first part of the journey
I was looking at all the life
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
There was sand and hills and rings |
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