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May 05 2005
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 Phoenix, AZ
Secret Canyon Trail #121Sedona, AZ
Secret Canyon Trail #121
Sedona, AZ
Backpack avatar May 05 2005
Delfindle • Triplogs 11
Backpack10.00 Miles 400 AEG
Backpack10.00 Miles1 Day         
400 ft AEG
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Had one day off mid week. Went and fastpacked into Secret Canyon. Left late Tue night out by Wed evening. Lots of water in the creek, still saw about 4 people on Wed.
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Apr 10 2005
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 Joined Aug 11 2002
 Phoenix, AZ
Reavis Falls HikeGlobe, AZ
Reavis Falls Hike
Globe, AZ
Backpack avatar Apr 10 2005
Delfindle • Triplogs 11
Backpack13.00 Miles 2,010 AEG
Backpack13.00 Miles   24 Hrs      0.54 mph
2,010 ft AEG
 no routes
1st trip
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Really needed to get out on a backpacking trip, and really wanted to take my dog on his first overnighter. So after looking for a trail close to the valley, with water, and with a good distance, Reavis Falls fit right in.

Also had to use some new gear, since it doesn't do any good sitting in the closet. Made it on this trip with a 20lb total pack weight, including water. Tucker (my dog) had to carry his own food :wink:

Got a 9am start at the TH. Passed a couple people heading out, we seemed to be the only ones going in. Tucker kept a swift pace, GPS saying we did a little over 3 mph up till the Falls turnoff. The trek down did seem to take forever though, it just keeps going down, and down. The idea of comming back up already in your mind also. We got to that first nice camp spot 3 hours after starting our trek, seemed as good as any, so setup camp there. Once settled, we headed off to the falls. Lots of carins along the way! Falls were being blown by the wind, and turned all the falling water into really cold mist. Took a few pictures, and headed back.

Went to sleep super early. Only good place to be was in the tent anyways. Lots of bugs out! Woke up rested at around 4:20am, had some breakfast, packed up and hit the trail out by 5:00am still in the dark. Used the headlamp for about 30 min, and caught the sunrise almost at the saddle (by the old tree). Made it back to the car in a little over 3 hours and headed home.

Good trip, can't wait till the next.
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Dec 12 2004
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 Joined Aug 11 2002
 Phoenix, AZ
Devil's ChasmGlobe, AZ
Devil's Chasm
Globe, AZ
Hiking avatar Dec 12 2004
Delfindle • Triplogs 11
Hiking3.00 Miles 2,489 AEG
Hiking3.00 Miles   5 Hrs      0.60 mph
2,489 ft AEG
 no routes
1st trip
Linked   none no linked trail guides
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Had this hike on my "to do" list for awhile. Got around to it on a perfect weather Sunday. Drive to the th took about 2.5 hours from Phx. Road was in pretty good condition, and the last two were no problem for the jeep. Plenty of water running in the creek. Had GPS info on the ruins, but even with a QuadHelix antenna, the signal was weak to non existent for the last half mile of the trail, so it wasn't all that helpful. Lots of animal trails makes route finding difficult at times. Plenty of animal prints though as the ground way still very damp. A few carins helped along the way, but I can see now how easy it would be to miss the ruins. Also made a stop at "The Cave" on the decent from the ruins. Tons on flies in the entrance! Cave was really awesome, spent quite a bit of time there exploring. Turns out to be a total bonus for this already great hike. Overall a totally great hike. Trekking poles are a huge plus on this trip!
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Apr 24 2004
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 Phoenix, AZ
Devil's Canyon HikeGlobe, AZ
Devil's Canyon Hike
Globe, AZ
Hiking avatar Apr 24 2004
Delfindle • Triplogs 11
Hiking4.80 Miles 1,093 AEG
Hiking4.80 Miles
1,093 ft AEG
 no routes
1st trip
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Whew, a short trip packed with plenty to see and do.
Myself and 4 other friends headed up to the Oak Flat area friday for the Phoenix Boulder Blast climbing competition. We camped over night and come morning, Matt and I decided to go find the Devils Canyon trail for the day since we knew it was in the area.
First off, what a fun trailhead road. I would have to agree that for most 4x4 is going to be essential. Just for fun though, we made it in matts Jeep (see picture gallery) in 2wd for 95% of the way.

We got to the TH and headed off. Ran into a few others who had turned back because they couldn't make it past the first large water fall with their dogs. We made our way, boulder hoping till we got to the lush green creek bed area. First thing i noticed was lots of plants with three green leaves. Poison Ivy. The Ivy was a common thing during the whole creek bed area, and makes you pick your route carefully. We continued on following the stream down, but due to time and needing to get back, we had to stop and head back... who knew the walk back would add a little more excitement. While trying to hike around some ivy, we walked up a slight little side hill, only to here a rattle/hisss sound... it clicked for both of us at the same time. Rattlesnake!! Whoa, talk about moving fast, and getting the heart going. We watched the snake from a distance as he stared us down, tasting the air with his tounge. After a few minutes he slithered back into the trees and rocks.
We watched our step a little more the rest of the hike back :D

Good trip, need more time to come back and check out the 5-pools.
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Apr 03 2004
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 Phoenix, AZ
Barnhardt Trail #43Payson, AZ
Barnhardt Trail #43
Payson, AZ
Backpack avatar Apr 03 2004
Delfindle • Triplogs 11
Backpack12.00 Miles 1,912 AEG
Backpack12.00 Miles1 Day         
1,912 ft AEG
 no routes
1st trip
Linked   none no linked trail guides
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Holy uphill walking batman :) Okay, it's not that bad, but sometimes i thought.. don't we ever get to the top of something? :D

Matt and I had been planning this trip for a little while now. As it got closer to our trip date, the forcast for rain and possible snow made me quite excited. The whole drive from Phoenix to the TH it rained. So right from the get go, we had our rain gear on, and set off into the wet. I love trails in the rain, it always makes everything look so much different. In addition i knew the falls would be flowing for us to enjoy. The low clouds gave everything a rainforest type feel, and once we got up around 6000 feet, we found ourselves in the clouds for ahwhile. It rained-drizzled-sprayed for pretty much the whole hike in.. we made camp at around 7pm (we got a late start; whats new..) Ate a lot, and went to sleep between 10-11. I didn't seem to rain much, if at all during the night. Woke up around 6am to a bird who didn't think i needed to sleep any longer, and soon followed by his woodpecker friend who felt the same way. My thermometer said 30*, and i wouldn't argue. We were able to have a small fire despite the soaked wood. Hung around camp and ate more till about 11, and we decided to head back insted of go for another night on the sandy saddle. Clouds broke, and the sun came out as we hiked back to the TH. We stopped at all the major waterfalls, which now were flowing much more than the previous day, took lots of pictures.
Made it back to the th about 3:00.
A great 24 hours in the Matatzals!
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Mar 04 2004
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 Photos 119
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 Phoenix, AZ
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300Phoenix, AZ
Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking avatar Mar 04 2004
Delfindle • Triplogs 11
Hiking2.40 Miles 1,200 AEG
Hiking2.40 Miles
1,200 ft AEG
 no routes
1st trip
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
I had been dying to go hike in the rain. Last couple attempts, the sun would always come out (typical phoenix weather). As soon as I saw the rain on my way home, I grabbed my gear and headed to Echo Canyon (camelback mnt).... only to have the rain stop. I could look over and see Piestewa Peak in the distance, the summit in the thick low lying clouds. I could also see the rain showers moving in that direction. I quickly made it down to my car, and headed over to P.Peak. The rain got more consistent and heavy at times as I got closer to the mountain. I reached the trailhead and everyone was hi-tailing it out of there. I got premium parking as a result! (a clear day at 5pm, that would never happen) The lighting was very close at this point, and made for some great thunder that set off car alarms in the parking lot!

... The clouds kept moving in, and the rain kept up for a while. As I got closer to the summit the clouds got lower and thinker. I watched as the city just disappeared, visibility was no more than 30ft. It was absolutely amazing to be there, I felt like I was someplace completely different. I made it up the summit, and there was just a light drizzle, had a little snack and headed back down. The clouds kept moving east and the city lights poked through more and more until they shone crystal clear in the clean air. Some lingering clouds, and lightning and thunder were still a bit to the North. I had to break out my headlamp because it got a little too dark. I made my way back to the car about 7:00
the hike was awesome. I only ran into one other person going up the mountain the whole time, the clouds, rain, thunder and lightning added a great twist to this often crowded, "swanky" trail in the middle of the city.
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Jan 16 2004
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 Phoenix, AZ
Boulder Canyon Trail #103Phoenix, AZ
Boulder Canyon Trail #103
Phoenix, AZ
Backpack avatar Jan 16 2004
Delfindle • Triplogs 11
Backpack10.00 Miles 400 AEG
Backpack10.00 Miles1 Day         
400 ft AEG
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Took quite a prehike before making it onto the actual Boulder Canyon trail. Did a 4 mile, 4 hour detour and explored a few water falls. Some with some awesome little pools. Some with water and some without... then continued onto the Boulder Canyon trail, and went till around the 3.5 mile mark; a little after the point when you are in the creek bed. This area has a few great sandy spots to make camp. After the 6+ hours of hiking, we decided to stop here for the night. Nice clear night, awesome "nature sounds"... until about 3:00am, then an unexpected sound: Rain! It rained for about 5 min with barely any clouds in the sky! Quite unexpected! The half-moon came up around 6:30 a gave a nice glow to the desert till around 8:00 when the sun crept up over the mountains to illuminate Battleship Mnt.
Fun trip! Love AZ weather! The fact i was able to talk to a friend visiting NY, as he is having -10 degree highs, just to let him know i am out enjoying the outdoors was great. :lol:
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Oct 26 2003
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 Phoenix, AZ
West Fork Oak Creek Trail #108Sedona, AZ
West Fork Oak Creek Trail #108
Sedona, AZ
Backpack avatar Oct 26 2003
Delfindle • Triplogs 11
Backpack13.00 Miles 200 AEG
Backpack13.00 Miles1 Day         
200 ft AEG
 no routes
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
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Oct 12 2003
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 Joined Aug 11 2002
 Phoenix, AZ
West Fork Oak Creek Trail #108Sedona, AZ
West Fork Oak Creek Trail #108
Sedona, AZ
Hiking avatar Oct 12 2003
Delfindle • Triplogs 11
Hiking2.00 Miles 200 AEG
Hiking2.00 Miles   2 Hrs   30 Mns   0.80 mph
200 ft AEG
 no routes
Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
Didn't get to the trail till about 1:00, and sure enough had to wait to get into the parking lot :roll: Oh well, knew it was worth the wait.

Trail was great. Took the parents on this trip and they loved it. Also took the dog, and he loved it even more! There were other people and dogs on the trail, but not enough to make it feel crowded or take away from the trail. Leaves had changed, and offered awesome displays of reds, oranges and yellows. (see pictures) Weather was also perfect, about 73 degress (atleast in the parking lot) with some cool air comming through the canyon.

I am really looking forward to comming back with some friends and doing the whole hike on an overnighter. Might have to wait till Spring though, getting cold at night.
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Aug 26 2002
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 Phoenix, AZ
West Fork Oak Creek Trail #108Sedona, AZ
West Fork Oak Creek Trail #108
Sedona, AZ
Hiking avatar Aug 26 2002
Delfindle • Triplogs 11
Hiking2.00 Miles 200 AEG
Hiking2.00 Miles   2 Hrs      1.00 mph
200 ft AEG
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Linked   none no linked trail guides
Partners none no partners
After reading so much about this trail, myself and some buddys headed up in hopes of experiencing the awesome scenery. Only thing is we can't do things the "normal" way, so after some map planning, and high hopes, we decided to attempt to camp at the top of the canyon. I will say we were treated to a spectacular view, but the canyon was soo big, and the terrain down was, well, no way we could really make it down, or even think about comming back up. So to avoid the crowds we headed to the east end of the canyon... lots of dirt road travel due to roads being closed for "service." Once we found the east end, it was a bit of a downer not to find any water in the creek, but we were still treated to some of natures beauty. For those of you who would want to hike the whole 14 miles (trailhead to east end), there is an area at the east end you can park a car off the side of the road.
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Jun 09 2001
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 Phoenix, AZ
Tonto NarrowsPayson, AZ
Tonto Narrows
Payson, AZ
Hiking avatar Jun 09 2001
Delfindle • Triplogs 11
Hiking 135 AEG
Hiking
135 ft AEG
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This was an awsome trip. The actual Narrow part is nice, but it seems to attract most of the people out there. Once you go beyond that part is when it gets fun. The water is clear and cool and refreshing after being in the AZ heat. It's true, there is more rock scrambling and crossing water then real 'trails'. There are some sandy areas up stream that you could even camp at. We also ran into a group who had been on a 4 day trip heading downstream to the trailhead. It sounded like a lot of fun. But they said that after going so far upstream, you need to have a life vest to float across some sections! How cool is that!?
IF you are looking to get a little ( well more than a little) wet, and have a good adventure, this is for you.
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