Sycamore Canyon, Near AZ/Mexico Border
April 4, 2009

Description

Given its location along the border, it is also sometimes used by illegal immigrants as a way into the US. A group of about 8 passed us during our hike. A member of our group who has hiked the canyon dozens of times before said that this was the first time he had actually seen people coming through this way.

The trail is about 5 miles long and ends in a barbed-wire fence at the border that has supposedly been knocked down by either cattle or people. We didn't make it all the way to the border on this trip.

The Forest Service website with info about the trail is here.

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	Medium Large	This fern plant is the only one of its species in all of Arizona. The next closest one is about 500 miles away in Mexico. It must get lonely...
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