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Upper Buck Spring Canyon - Mogollon Rim, AZ

	2024-10-11
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Upper Buck Spring Canyon - Mogollon Rim

Payson, AZ

Upper Buck Spring Canyon - Mogollon Rim

Payson, AZ

Hiking	7.70 Miles	899 AEG

Hiking	7.70 Miles
	899 ft AEG

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I headed up to the Rim today to see if there were any bigtooth maples in their autumn glory, but came away disappointed. I have done this hike the last couple of years right about this date and there was a lot of fall color, but not this year. There was a bit of color, but it was well past prime.

It was still a pleasant hike, but it wasn't as colorful as normal.

Coming from the east, Rim Road 300 is paved to just past the turn to Bear Canyon Lake, so I only had to travel 10 miles of dirt on the Rim Road. It looked they had recently graded FR 137, and it was in much better shape than my prior drives on it.

Autumn Foliage Observation Light
this year it is too late for maples in this area

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