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| Hiking | 6.89 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 6.89 Miles | 4 Hrs 15 Mns | | 1.82 mph |
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| partners | | From time to time, I'll meet somebody in person who has read my triplogs over the years and inevitably we'll discuss favorite hikes or places I've been, and a common result is discovering that despite the good number of places that I have hiked in Arizona over the years, just how many places that I haven't hiked. It reminds me often of just how big this state is, how diverse the terrain is, and how many trails and how much public land there is out there.
This is one of those. For some reason, while I consider this to be a pretty solid staple for avid hikers in this state, I'd never been here. Historic dwellings aside, this is a beautiful canyon, and I really enjoyed the terrain and scenery here.
We added a couple of miles to the hike after spending a good hour trying to help a driver clear his stuck vehicle from blocking the road before leaving him in the goodwill of others. There was nice flow in the creek lower in the canyon, though it was dry in the slickrock sections higher up. The poison ivy leaves were palm sized, which made for some entertaining acrobatics. Near the top of the canyon some seasonal changes added color to the canyon, though most scenes on the day were still draped in summer green.
It's a long drive from the valley for a relatively short hike, so making it an overnight and hitting up some other local options makes the drive more palatable. |
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Autumn Foliage Observation Isolated
too early for oaks and sycamores down low. a few early splashes of yellow higher up. |
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