Carney Springs Waterfall from LGM East • Hike • Arizona • All Triplogs • HikeArizona.COM

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Phoenix

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Aug 18 2024
		ScottHika • Triplogs 50

Hiking	5.00 Miles	1,000 AEG

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2024-08-28 ** UPDATE **

PCSO got back with me and SAR has determined that it was a false alarm and freely abandoned. They could not find evidence of foul play (nor did I see any). Also, there have been no missing persons reports in that area of Pinal. That's actually great news. The FS will be removing the items. I offered to pack everything out as trash, but they want to do it.

This trip was posted in a popular public hiking group last week with a small delay in getting it here. I’m adding it because the documentation could be important. Obviously if any HAZ members have information about this, please contact the authorities. Feel free to skip to paragraph 4 for the main story.

I took a hot weather trip to Carney Springs to look around. Temps were earlier in 80s and later 100s. Slightly cloudy with a promise of rain, but that didn’t happen. I actually probably would have run around like a school kid if it had rained. I love the rain in the open Superstitions. There is normal drying everywhere especially in the surface areas and of course greener in the channels and canyons in the Superstition Mountains. Since I know the area so well, I can document that at least 2 significant Saguaros recently fell.

There was one SUV at Carney Springs lot, and no other cars at the Lost Goldmine East lot where I parked. It is typical this time of year when many choose not to hike locally due to the dangers of heat. I was in no danger and no hurry working my way up to Carney Springs. I took a turn on the Shaka Cave trail and kept an eye out for invasive globe chamomile, Stinknet. I found and bagged a few dry stalks. It has not entirely invaded the upper canyon yet but, sigh, it’s just a matter of time before it takes over.

There was an abandoned tent in the cave. It was very ordinary looking and zipped up like someone had been camping. I peeked through the top and could see a clear layer of dust covering the insides. I committed a cardinal sin and checked AllTrails reviews and discovered that people had seen the tent in the cave over a month earlier, but had done nothing about it. I did look for blood. I did look for bullet casings. I did smell for decomposition. I saw nothing like that. Knowing that people sometimes disappear in the mountains, I decided to look inside. I took extra pics just in case, but there was no sign of foul play. I found various possessions notably a backpack.

Inside the tent was a cold compress and ointment, a nice tent light, tent stakes and cover, but no trash indicating that anyone had been living there more than a night. There was no water and no food, no bottles, or food wrappers. I found no identification or receipts or anything that would give clue to who had left it. My first thought was that someone had just been too lazy or tired to pack it out. I carefully examined the pack and took more photos. Inside the pack were several (looked like brand) new full size spiritual books. One was an “Ethiopian Bible” and the other book as the “Encyclopedia of Last and Rejected Scriptures.” Someone appeared to be on a spiritual journey. There were also charge cables in the side pocket. No name or writing was in either book.

I put everything back and zipped it back up and went up the canyon to see if I found anything else. Don’t judge the GPS speed or anything as I was taking my time slow visual searching. The waterfall was dry as expected without monsoon rain and there were no other sings of people on that upper trail. I took some more photos and passed two sets of people on the way down. Collected a bit more stinknet, which is easy to see dry because of the bright yellow color. I also took the short bypass trail that goes from Camp Carney back connecting over to the Wave Cave trail. There was nothing there either. It was warming up so I headed back to LGME.

Driving home I decided that I should report the tent to LE. Probably just wilderness trash, but just in case. I contacted Mesa Ranger District and Pinal County Sheriffs Office. Then I posted it to a couple hiking groups that I am in. I found out that one person had document the tent being there a full 2 months earlier. Another had reported seeing a sleeping bag about a month ago, but it was no loner there. Wow a lot of people had a lot to say about it. Mostly people were supportive, but some felt like I just rolled up on somebody’s campsite and invaded their privacy by going through their stuff. A few others felt I contaminated a crime scene. (There was no evidence of crime, but OK).

It was just an ordinary tent sealed up in a cave. It was so ordinary in fact, that people had been skipping by it for 2 months without doing anything about it. Who knows how long it would be there, had I not looked? I’m glad that I did. So the authorities have the GPS and information and will do what they need to do. I’ve not been updated by anyone, but hope it was just a person that left their stuff and went back home safe. Trash is easy to deal with, missing persons are not.

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Feb 14 2024

emilystardust

Routes 392
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Joined Jun 23 2015
Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Feb 14 2024
		emilystardust • Triplogs 800

Hiking	4.29 Miles	774 AEG

Hiking	4.29 Miles	1 Hour 35 Mns	2.71 mph
	774 ft AEG

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Oct 29 2023

adilling

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Joined Dec 02 2014
Mesa, AZ

Carney Springs False Saddle, AZ

Hiking		Oct 29 2023
		adilling • Triplogs 407

Hiking	4.24 Miles	1,125 AEG

Hiking	4.24 Miles	3 Hrs 11 Mns	1.58 mph
	1,125 ft AEG	30 Mns Break

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Lost Goldmine Trail - Cloudview to LG TH

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My initial plan as I drove down Peralta Road was to do a Robber Roost Loop from LGM TH, but plans changed and I just hiked up Carney Springs to the False Saddle.

A few vehicles in the LGM TH as I started off. There was a very nice coolness in the air as I started towards the Carney Springs junction.

I came across a couple of Wave Cavers and pointed them in the right direction and I started up the lovely Carney Springs Trail. I made it to the false saddle and took a bunch of pictures. I looked up toward the “actual” saddle and then towards Dacite Mesa and decide today was not the day for that loop.

Hiking up the steep sections was ok, but hiking down really stressed my newly repaired knee. I was really feeling it as it flattened out near the Wave Cave Expressway.

I came across a couple of lost groups along the LGM trail on the way back and gave them directions for Wave Cave.

Driving back, the usual circus was going on at the Carney Springs TH, over-flowing and along Peralta Road.

Only 4 miles, but a nice morning jaunt. My knee was sore all day afterwards, but a little ice and ibuprofen eased that.

Now that the weather has finally turned, it’s just about the official hiking season for the Supes.

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Jan 22 2023

mikemcg

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Tempe, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Jan 22 2023
		mikemcg • Triplogs 129

Hiking	4.91 Miles	876 AEG

Hiking	4.91 Miles	3 Hrs 15 Mns	2.00 mph
	876 ft AEG	48 Mns Break

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There were 4 water crossings on Peralta Road, which we took as a good sign that the falls would still be going. My low-clearance vehicle had no problem getting around the edges of the water crossings.

Started at 0915. Temp was 40°. There were only 6 vehicles total in the parking lot, but there was a group of about 20 people (ages 9-50) doing coordinated stretches and getting psyched up.

There was a lot of green and numerous birds along the trail. However, the large group cranked up Beyonce or something as they started, which made it tougher to hear the birds. The music faded away as we progressed, and eventually we didn't hear it.

Shaka Cave was nice and clean. We investigated it, struck poses, took pictures, and moved on.

The falls had mild flow. It was pleasant and peaceful. There were 3 people there, who left as we arrived. We took pictures and climbed around. After about 20 minutes, 5 other groups arrived. We proceeded to the lower falls and hung out there for a little bit, then headed back, passing at least 7 other groups that were heading to the falls, including one that had an excellent quality speaker, and wanted everyone else on the trail to hear it.

Overall a nice relaxing morning. We had the cave and falls all to ourselves, but passed many other groups as we headed back. Next time we'll go there immediately after the rain.

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Jan 08 2023

desert_jellyfish

Routes 19
Photos 141
Triplogs 20

34 male

Joined Mar 06 2014
Tempe, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Jan 08 2023
		desert_jellyfish • Triplogs 20

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Actually started from the Wave Cave trailhead. Mostly posting this for the photo of Carney Spring.

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[ checklist ] Carney Spring Shaka Cave

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Jan 02 2023

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Phoenix

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Jan 02 2023
		ScottHika • Triplogs 50

Hiking	13.00 Miles	1,500 AEG

Hiking	13.00 Miles	7 Hrs		1.86 mph
	1,500 ft AEG		15 LBS Pack

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[ checklist ] Carney Spring Dacite Cliffs Hieroglyphic Canyon Shaka Cave Three Sisters - Superstition Wilderness Turks Head - Superstition Boundary

Lost Goldmine Trail #60

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We had a couple days of wonderful rain over New Years 2023. Friends cancelled so I did a solo Lost Goldmine Superstition southwestern waterfall hike. With waterfalls in the Superstitions, it is all about timing and if you snooze you lose. Heavy flooding on Peralta Rd. was turning people back. I went to Lost Goldmine Cloudview planning on enjoying all of the seasonal waterfalls that show up with heavy rain as I made my way across the SWA boundary. This is a summary of many that I saw along the trail. The plan was to enjoy the Carney Springs waterfall as a finale, then make my way back to Cloudview.
The backup plan was to finish up at Hieroglyphic cascades, if there was time. I knew that it would be flowing strong, but I selected this as secondary because I’ve already been to Hiero many times over the years. There was drizzle and low cloud fog blanketing the Superstition ridgeline when I arrived. Because of the rain, I was able to easily find parking. Parking on waterfall days usually means a wait due to the relatively small lot and popularity of this trailhead. However, many choose not to hike here when it’s actually raining.
The air was crisp and damp and 44 degrees with a high of 51. There had been estimated 2 inches of rain over the past few days, perfect for this adventure. Hieroglyphic Canyon was hidden. The summary of flowing water I saw on the mountain:
• Summit 5057 waterfall (Ermahgerd west) several connecting ribbon falls flowing down from the summit.
• Ermahgerd main waterfall through center canyon
• Turks Head small rivulets flowing off of the prominent landform
• Turtle Canyon. Deep cut between Ermahgerd and Three Sisters. Named because there is rumored to be a large turtle petroglyph or carving in the upper canyon.
• Three Sisters small rivulets flowing down from the steep rock bluffs
• Wave Cave waterfall. Waterway dropping down the ridge between WC and Carney Springs.
• Carney Springs Waterfall. At the back of Carney Springs Canyon also dozens of small waterfalls cascading down the main channel through the canyon.
• Dacite Cliffs waterfall. Usually a spectacular ribbon fall dropping down sheer cliffs above the main Dacite Cliffs mine tunnel.
Only one person passed me on LGM until I got to the Carney Springs wilderness boundary fence. Then it was crowded. TBH, in the 30 years that I’ve been going to Carney Springs I’ve never seen that many people on the Shaka Cave Carney Waterfall trail. It was sort of overwhelming. The trail itself is well established now and no longer difficult to navigate. I could hear the main fall thundering ¾ mile away.
I chatted with different friendly hikers as we went up to the fall. I took a short stop at the Shaka Cave with others to chill before the last half mile stretch. The fall was spectacular. Flow like this may only happen a few times a year if that, so I counted myself lucky to be there. I love the enthusiasm of adventure kids experiencing water so that was fun too. Got a lot of video and some pretty good images as well off my phone camera. GPS image location is on.
All good things come to an end as the saying goes and I made my trek back. I did a quick stop at the old Camp Carney FS water basin and noticed that there was slight flow from the pipe that is usually dry. The actual spring is no doubt flowing freely. I ended up spending too much time to make the Hiero Canyon trip. Friends shared photos and it was beautiful as expected, but no regrets. I called it a day about 7 hours later and around 13 miles RT. The posted route is one way. The Lost Goldmine lot was full as I drove away. I think I’ll always remember this one.

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Wildflowers Observation Isolated
A few pockets of wildflowers including Fairy Dusters

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Dec 13 2022

pseudalpine

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Snowy Supes Slip Slide, AZ

Hiking		Dec 13 2022
		pseudalpine • Triplogs 1,448

Hiking	13.87 Miles	5,672 AEG

Hiking	13.87 Miles	7 Hrs 45 Mns	1.93 mph
	5,672 ft AEG	34 Mns Break

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West Boulder Saddle

Superstition Peak 5057 - Carney

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Mar 12 2022

W Boulder Cyn to Willow Springs

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Phoenix

W Boulder Cyn to Willow Springs

Phoenix, AZ

Canyoneering		Mar 12 2022
		ScottHika • Triplogs 50

Canyoneering	13.00 Miles	3,500 AEG

Canyoneering	13.00 Miles
	3,500 ft AEG		18 LBS Pack

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[ checklist ] Brittlebush Desert Globemallow Fairy Duster Gooding's Verbena Hedgehog Cactus Red and Yellow Pea Shrub live oak

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Tim and I headed to West Boulder the hard way from Carney Springs via Lost Goldmine trail. Noticed there haven’t been any triplogs since 2013. Curious what the fire did to the upper Canyon. We planned a loop of some kind, depending… Carlson said there’s no trail, Fritzski said there’s no trail, and there’s no trail, but what fun would that be? Have gone up to here from First Water, but never passed all the way through upper West Boulder Canyon from the south. Didn’t start super early, but since I’m retired I don’t always awake at the crack of dawn. We took a small side trip into Carney Canyon before heading up to West Boulder Saddle. There are still a few places I want to get to on Dacite Mesa, but that will have to wait for another day. Historically it is unlikely that anyone ever came from the QCU, up Carney and went through here on horseback. Probably some prospectors braved it on foot, I've seen it on old maps, but I believe that the upper West Boulder Canyon trail is a myth.

I wanted to ignore the recommend route shortcut and actually start from West Boulder origin, so that was that. Wildflowers are in bloom so spent a bit of time trying to capture some of them. I’m still working out the kinks in my new camera phone so they are generally blurry - live and learn. I took a few more pics than usual, so hopefully they are helpful. The weather was great and even seemed “warm” here and there, but not complaining. It was a beautiful clear day in the 70s. The upper channel was choked with a few large boulder traps, and non-technical scrambling. It was typical of any narrow overgrown canyon in the Superstitions without a trail. The fire appears to have fried both sides of the canyon but generally not at the center drainage. Cannot say it was better or worse than any other bouldering adventure. Earlier we had been skirting the channel above to the east and actually found a few random cairns. Not enough cairns to be trackable or coinciding with any trace of a trail, but they were the signs of people. After a while we decided to drop down into funsville and fight through the bush. About midway we found HUGE tracks in the center drainage. To be honest, I’ve never seen big cat prints this far west.

Tim and I have hiked many years together so time always passes too quickly. Kind of different to see all the scrub oak here. Reminded Tim of parts of California. catclaw of course was alive and well. There are some easy areas especially where the bedrock pools clear out the brush. The water was stagnant in many places and we carried water. It definitely could be filtered especially where the lower pools were slightly flowing and clearer. The entire time I kept expecting to see some type of petroglyphs in the canyon walls. The patina is reminiscent of other nearby places but found nothing. We were making a zippy one mile an hour pace through the thickets and got to the corral in the afternoon. Tom Kollenborn says that this corral was built in the 1880s before the Barkleys ranched the area. It was apparently built before AZ statehood by Mexican laborers according to Gus. He also said that Barkley never used it for cattle due to the difficulty getting in and out of there. Spent a little time inside the rock corral poking around. Found a roll of barbed wire I haven’t seen before. Everybody agrees that it’s modern and not Ruth era, but that would really have been a find! The mystery is who would pack in barbed wire, certainly not the forest service. Either the age/date estimates area wrong, or this was put here for unknown reason after it was legal to do so. It’s heavy and would have been packed in from First Water. In his final letter to his family (6-14-31) Adolph Ruth said he built a wire shelf out of sticks for his supplies, but he didn’t say “barbed wire” and that would not have made sense for a supply shelf.

The stone corral area was not burned by fire, but there was evidence of burn all around it. We snacked on lunch and chatted about Adolph Ruth as we sat near the Spring. The cliffs are high so a nice cool resting place. Due to lateness in the day, we decided to cut the larger loop short and take the ridge over to Peralta 102. Mainly, we just stayed in the channel up to the pass and then over and bushwhacked down. It wasn’t awful. In fact I’d say the quickest southern route would be from Peralta TH, over Fremont Saddle and then over the ridge to the spring. Of course then you would miss all the fun in upper West Boulder. We arrived at the saddle as the sun was setting, and cruised back to LGM another successful adventure in the books.

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[ checklist ] Peralta Canyon Weavers Needle West Boulder Saddle - 3683ft Willow Spring

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It is wildflower season so many flowering plants and identified in the photo section.

	Boulder Creek Origin - Ridgeline Route	Pools to trickle	Pools to trickle

	Willow Spring	Gallon + per minute	Gallon + per minute

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Feb 12 2022

John10s

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Joined Mar 01 2018
Chandler, AZ

Shaka Cave - Carney Waterfall - Two Turks, AZ

Hiking		Feb 12 2022
		John10s • Triplogs 371

Hiking	12.02 Miles	2,191 AEG

Hiking	12.02 Miles	8 Hrs 23 Mns	1.82 mph
	2,191 ft AEG	1 Hour 46 Mns Break

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Lost Goldmine Trail #60

Old Turk's Head - Peak 2777

Turks Head - Peak 2822

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We were looking for something a little shorter and easier today with @TBoneKathy recovering from a minor leg injury. We planned to start with a short hike to Shaka Cave and Carney Springs Waterfall so she could test the leg, and if it was feeling good, we'd tack on some other destinations to extend the hike. We started from Lost Goldmine East Trailhead around sunrise and were the only vehicle in the parking lot when we hit the trail. It was a little breezy, but already comfortable at ~60°.

Someone has painted white arrows on a lot of the rocks along the trail to the Wave Cave, some with "WC" added next to the arrows...especially pointless along such an obvious trail, even more so when all someone has to do to find the Wave Cave is follow the line of people. We veered right toward Carney Springs and took the social trail over to Shaka Cave. I noticed a few small pottery sherds just outside the cave when we arrived, and a few more, including a thicker piece, set in a recession in the rock wall above the grinding holes near the entrance. This cave is unique in that it's found in a standalone outcropping of rocks rather than in a canyon wall like so many others. It's a good size natural shelter and easily accessible, so it's not hard to imagine why it was an appealing habitation spot.

From there, we continued over to Carney Springs Waterfall, knowing it wouldn't be flowing today. Even dry, I was glad we made the short hike over there to check out it out...I'd noticed that spot from Carney Springs Trail over the years but didn't realize there was a social trail leading over there, and it's worthy of a return after it's rained.

TboneKathy was feeling pretty good, so we decided to extend the day. We considered hiking up to Robber's Roost and looping back on the cave route, but we decided to head over to Turk's Head instead. We've both hiked the Robber's Roost loop a few times, and we'd already seen 5-10 groups going up Carney Springs Trail and didn't want to deal with crowds at Robber's Roost. To be fair, some of the groups were probably lost Wave Cave hikers who weren't planning on going to Robber's Roost...

There were two people at Shaka Cave when we passed it on the way back, and the crowds were really starting to pour in as we got back on the Wave Cave route. Just as we passed the barbed wire fence and started west on Lost Goldmine, a group of lost hikers asked how to get to the Wave Cave. Apparently the giant opening visible in the canyon wall and white arrows every 15 feet still aren't obvious enough...

We hiked around to the west side of Turk's Head and started the climb. I hadn't seen anyone on the way up, but just as I approached the top and got a good look at the balanced rock, I heard voices and was disappointed to see a group of five at the summit. Fortunately, they were just starting down, so I ended up having the peak to myself for the few minutes I spent at the top. [ youtube video ] I didn't see a summit register up there, but recent triplogs show one up there, so I must have missed it. On the way down, another group of three was on their way up. At least they didn't ask for Wave Cave directions...

Since we were so close to Old Turk's Head, I wanted to head over there before we hiked out. @TBoneKathy waited below while I hiked around the east side. It wasn't a bad bushwhack...a little steep in places, but it was easy to avoid the worst of the brush, and I didn't encounter much catclaw or many thorns. I approached the peak from the north, which provided a fairly straightforward path to the top without much loose rock. I found the flatter/wider summit more enjoyable than Turk's Head...and not just because there were no people around this time

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I headed back down, and it was a flat, easy hike back to Lost Goldmine Trailhead. It was a beautiful day, and this was the first hike of the year where the temperature topped 80°. It was nice to see four new destinations in the Superstitions despite all the people out on the trails today...but that's to be expected on these easier hikes around Peralta.

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[ checklist ] Dacite Cliffs Shaka Cave Superstition Mountains - Ridgeline Three Sisters - Superstition Wilderness Turks Head - Superstition Boundary Wave Cave - Superstition Wilderness

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Jan 12 2022

fdv75

Routes 257
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Joined Feb 10 2008
Kent,wa

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Jan 12 2022
		fdv75 • Triplogs 247

Hiking	7.25 Miles	2,453 AEG

Hiking	7.25 Miles	4 Hrs 44 Mns	1.84 mph
	2,453 ft AEG	47 Mns Break

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Low water flow today. Also went up to the Dacite Mine, Shaka Cave and Wave Cave. No bushwhacking required.

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Jan 04 2022

fdv75

Routes 257
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Kent,wa

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Jan 04 2022
		fdv75 • Triplogs 247

Hiking	9.66 Miles	2,988 AEG

Hiking	9.66 Miles	5 Hrs 51 Mns	1.86 mph
	2,988 ft AEG	39 Mns Break

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Water is flowing good at the falls. Also went up to Mushroom Rock. Got numerous scratches during the offtrail seection to Mushroom Rock.

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Jul 25 2021

dharmon79

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Joined Jan 23 2020
Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Jul 25 2021
		dharmon79 • Triplogs 2

Hiking	6.98 Miles	2,097 AEG

Hiking	6.98 Miles	2 Hrs 12 Mns	3.17 mph
	2,097 ft AEG

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Set out on this trail after seeing pics of the waterfall on FB. 3 days of rain make for some beautiful flow! Trail is easy and more well worn than expected. We departed from Lost Goldmine East and trekked towards Carney. After the Carney/Wave Cave split there will be another cairned trail to the right. Follow this up and to the left of the Shaka Cave. As aforementioned, if you see the decayed tortoise shell you're on the right path! Hug the cliffs (which also provided a great place to dry off!) and you'll be rewarded with a refreshing views at the end!

Jul 24 2021

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Phoenix

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		Jul 24 2021
		ScottHika • Triplogs 50

Hiking	4.00 Miles

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[ checklist ] Dacite Cliffs Peralta Canyon Shaka Cave Three Sisters - Superstition Wilderness

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Last weekend I took advantage of the rain and revisited the Supes to check my favorite local waterfall. Peralta was flooded some and the clouds were amazingly low. It was a trip for the books because I got great video of the Carney Springs waterfall with strong flow while hiding in the mist. I also dropped by the Shaka Cave to dry off and relax while low clouds covered everything. I’m hoping for another solid storm and flow to perhaps visit again.

Be aware that rocks were being thrown down the fall! All waterfalls have falling rocks and this 240 foot drop is no exception. It is not advised that anyone stand under a tall waterfall like this when flowing. Sadly you can Google search waterfall death falling rock to learn more about it. The trail looked good and was not eroding in the wrong places. It was a good day in the Superstition Mountains.

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May 02 2021

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Triplogs 50

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Phoenix

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking		May 02 2021
		ScottHika • Triplogs 50

Hiking	4.00 Miles

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