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| Hiking | 9.35 Miles |
656 AEG |
| | Hiking | 9.35 Miles | 3 Hrs 48 Mns | | 2.81 mph |
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| partners | | We had a few hours to fit in one more hike before driving back to Phoenix. We'd looked at some options around Cottonwood Canyon, but the road into that area was closed, so we went with Wahweap...I'd been here ~6 years ago, but I'd enjoyed it and was ready to return. The road to the trailhead was a little rougher than I remembered...I was in a passenger car last time, and the last wash crossing before the parking lot had some water and bumps that would've been challenging without high clearance.
The parking lot was empty, and the four-ish mile hike through the wash was every bit as uninteresting as I remembered, but the miles pass quickly with flat, easy hiking. There was a slow trickle of water throughout the wash, and we had to dodge some mud and pools before we reached the hoodoos. We spent some time wandering amongst the geological giants and took a food break in the shade. I explored some areas I missed last time, farther back in the canyon and into the next canyon to the north, which had some taller hoodoos, before we hiked the wash back to the trailhead. Nice to visit this area again, and we didn't see anyone during the hike. |
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