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Mar 25 2023
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 Joined Jun 14 2011
 Phoenix, AZ
Sunset Point to Agua FriaPrescott, AZ
Prescott, AZ
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Hiking2.35 Miles 843 AEG
Hiking2.35 Miles
843 ft AEG
 
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I hiked down (and back up) this trail with my daughter and son-in-law in the late afternoon. The trail was slightly damp (borderline muddy in a few spots) from the rain earlier in the week. Much of the trail was covered in green grass, weeds, flowers, etc from the wet winter and spring. (The trail could use a little more traffic to keep from becoming overgrown.) Wildflowers were in bloom near the bottom of the trail, but not yet in the higher elevations.

When we arrived at the river, it was flowing pretty hard with muddy water. But the astonishing thing was the evidence of how high the river had been earlier in the week. In the included pictures, it can be seen how high the freshly deposited driftwood was.

We returned back the way we came and arrived back at the car safely, but well exercised.
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Wildflowers Observation Substantial
Blooming well at the lower elevations. Yet to come at the higher elevations. The desert is very green this year.
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Jan 28 2023
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 Phoenix, AZ
Sunset Point to Agua FriaPrescott, AZ
Prescott, AZ
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batman1Triplogs 2
Hiking2.35 Miles 843 AEG
Hiking2.35 Miles   2 Hrs   40 Mns   0.88 mph
843 ft AEG
 
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I took a hike down to the river to see how much it was flowing after rain the previous week. The flow was a little higher than the normal trickle, but not as much as I had expected.

As I went down the trail, I could see horse tracks etched into the trail. They only appeared to be going one-way, down. I guess that the owners of the few cattle that had been in the canyon this winter were herding them out, down to the Agua Fria and then downstream to the ranches near Black Canyon City. I was a little surprised because this trail is a little rough and I would expect it to be difficult for horses. And then the first 1/2 mile downstream on the Agua Fria is quite rough. But I guess cowboys and their horses are tough.

The trail was in pretty good shape as far as this trail goes. It could use more people walking on it to maintain it. I recommend long pants due to catclaw encroachment.
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average hiking speed 0.88 mph

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