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. I have yet to make it as far as the border, so maybe on the next hike!
The Forest Service website with info about the trail is here, and photos from my first hike in the Canyon are here.
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Remnants of the Civil War-era homestead of Hank Hewitt and Yank Bartlett, which is right near the trailhead. Their ranching effort didn't last too long, as the Indians in the area were not too happy with their presence and attacked the homestead. |
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Heading towards the Canyon || || \/ |
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Mini-waterfall |
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Some of the flora... |
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...and some of the geology. Much of the rock in the Canyon is welded volcanic ash, which often erodes into spires like this. |
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Interestingly deformed metamorphic rock |
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One of the many stream crossings |
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There was lots of moss on the rocks, not a common sight in southern AZ |
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Looking down the Canyon from an overlook |
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Neat "pool" in the rock, which looks like it was made to be a birdbath |
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I've been told that this is poison ivy, and there was a lot of it around |
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Beginning of a narrow section of the Canyon |
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This section required some climbing/scrambling to get through, and fortunately didn't result in anyone falling into the water! || || \/ |
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Little waterfall coming in from the side |
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Neat layering in the rock |
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We turned around at this point to head back to the trailhead. No border today... |
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Another shot of that waterfall near the narrow section |
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Shots of us navigating the narrow section on the way out. No falling! || || \/ |
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Another little waterfall and pool, which we took an alternate route around on the way in |
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Neat cliffs in the distance as we emerged from the Canyon, and there were many more like this on the drive out. This part of Southern AZ is very scenic! |
