Aravaipa Canyon, AZ
October 20-21, 2007

Participants

Description

The canyon was hit with severe flooding during the 2006 monsoon season, which knocked out both the East and West access roads. The West road was re-opened earlier this year, but the Eastern entrance was still closed at the time of this trip.

The official BLM web page for Aravaipa Canyon, with info and an online permit request form, is here. Further information, including free topo maps of the Canyon, can be found here.

Other People's Photos

My Photos

	Medium Large	Getting ready to go at the trailhead || || \/
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	Medium Large	Aravaipa Creek, just a few hundred yards from the trailhead. Most of the hiking from here onwards is either through it or right next to it. || || \/
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	Medium Large	The first mile is through private land, so there were a number of houses overlooking the creek before it really starts to enter the canyon
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	Medium Large	Our first sighting of "Harry" the heron. We kept running into him (or vice versa) throughout the trip. || || \/
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	Medium Large	There were a lot of different kinds of butterflies around
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	Medium Large	Snack break!
	Medium Large	One of the many, many stream crossings
	Medium Large	Harry makes another appearance (he's pretty much in the center of the next three photos) || || \/
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	Medium Large	Harry takes flight (just a few feet above the stream)
	Medium Large	More pics of Harry, further down the Canyon || || \/
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	Medium Large	To the left is Horse Camp Canyon, which Rick and I did a short side hike in. We camped pretty much across the creek from it.
	Medium Large	More pictures of Harry from right around Horse Camp Canyon || || \/
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	Medium Large	Checking out the ruins near our campsite. They are supposedly from the early 1900s when people were using the Canyon for ranching. || || \/
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	Medium Large	Neat shadows and lighting on the wall above Horse Camp Canyon
	Medium Large	Rick and I hiked up through Horse Camp Canyon, which was very different from the main canyon || || \/
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	Medium Large	Setting up camp for the evening
	Medium Large	Filtering water on the morning of Day 2
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	Medium Large	This ~1 meter long boulder was stuck in these trees, suggesting that the flood that put it there (possibly the one in 2006) was pretty strong
	Medium Large	Harry appears again
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	Medium Large	Neat frog, which blends in quite well with its surroundings || || \/
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	Medium Large	If you look closely, you'll see a winged, black insect dragging a large dead spider || || \/
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	Medium Large	Small natural arch near the top of the cliff || || \/
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	Medium Large	A large tree uprooted and deposited on the cliff on the left side of this narrow passage by a flood
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	Medium Large	Finished!