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| Hiking | 5.23 Miles |
1,343 AEG |
| | Hiking | 5.23 Miles | 5 Hrs 3 Mns | | 1.36 mph |
| 1,343 ft AEG | 1 Hour 13 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | With all the rain coming down in the desert, it was time to go looking for the elusive desert waterfalls. My first thought was going up to Hog Canyon, but it was raining like a car wash when we started out towards the mountain. We opted for the Canyon O’ the Waterfalls instead.
We started down First Water Road, and it was a mini-river. The plan was to start at the Massacre Trailhead, but Weeks Wash before the trailhead was a raging river. We opted to park at the first little pullout/lot. Along with a bunch of other people.
The rain was steady all the way up, with periods of carwash level intensity in some spots. We knew Weeks Wash would be flowing good. Most of the trail going up was a little river too. I have never seen so many waterfalls flowing off the mountain and around the Slot Rock area.
Making the turn up towards the canyon, Weeks Wash was a Weeks River. Flowing steady. We met a group of hikers coming down, all with big smiles on their faces.
The hike up to the canyon is so defined now. A far cry from the first few times I went up here. The rain started to slow and turned to sprinkles the closer we got to the falls area. All the waterfalls everywhere along the cliffs were magical.
We made it to the falls area, and it was gushing. Probably the strongest flow I have seen. I was in heaven for sure. After enduring the terrible dry spell this place has been in, it was so nice to see water everywhere.
I took my 10,000 pictures and climbed up to the higher areas. We met a few more groups of hikers and started back. The rain stopped and the clouds gave way to some actual intermittent sunshine. The flowing water along the trail turned into a muddy mess, but that was ok.
A nice visit up to his area for sure. I will take it. |
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