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Devils Canyon 5 Pools loop, AZ
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| Hiking | 7.96 Miles |
1,754 AEG |
| | Hiking | 7.96 Miles | 6 Hrs 23 Mns | | 1.44 mph |
| 1,754 ft AEG | 51 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | Last minute planning. Bruce listed a bunch of options, and I picked my top four, then narrowed it down from there. Invited Wally and Kelly to join us, and both were in. Should have probably taken the jeep for this one, but Bruce got to test out X mode on his vehicle.
Road walk to start, then we started dropping down the canyon. A few downclimbs Bruce had conveniently forgotten about. We sent him first as punishment. Made it through all unscathed.
A fair amount of water in the creek, which was a nice surprise. In warmer temps, I would have waded through. But we stuck to mostly the west side of the creek and tried to follow the intermittent path. Enough catclaw to make it interesting. Reached a point where we bypassed high on the right. Stayed high for a while before getting back down to the creek.
Eventually we reached the pools. Walked around the first pool and peered down at the second. Very scenic, and neat geology in the canyon. My one complaint about Salomons is the lack of grip when the soles are wet, but I never fell.
After the pools, we climbed out of the canyon. Warm in the sun, with an occasional cool breeze. The trail was narrow, but it was a trail. Stopped for lunch partway up, and saw/heard one jet fly up the canyon. After lunch, we continued the climb out. Inspired by the plane, Wally turned on the jets and we didn’t see him again until we reached the car. The trail shifted to “road”, which was an eroded, bouldery, rocky mess, but it was easy to follow and brush free. The final few miles to the finish were warm, but relatively easy.
Fun day, and new territory for me. Good company, even Bruce. Definitely not an easy hike, but I’m glad we did it. |
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