Aravaipa Canyon Hike, Day 1
Large -- Medium After arriving at the trailhead: Rick Greenberg, Curtis Cooper, and David O'Brien. | |
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Large -- Medium Rick starting easy with some coffee for fuel. | |
Large -- Medium Aravaipa Creek. This is the first place that we had to cross the stream -- see the rock cliff on the left that we couldn't get around.. First of many, many, many. We all had Tevas or sneakers that could get wet, as we were in the creek every 5 or 10 minutes or so, if not more. | |
Large -- Medium Two intrepid hikers with Cottonwood trees in the background. |
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Large -- Medium On a sandbar. | |
Large -- Medium Wet stream surrounded by dry desert. | |
Large -- Medium Our first encounter with "Harry", the Heron. | |
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Large -- Medium Heading through a sweet slow canyon. | |
Large -- Medium The stream was more energetic in some places than in others. |
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Large -- Medium A crazy, carved channel in this giant partially-submerged boulder. | |
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movie Hiking by Harry. | |
movie Harry takes flight! | |
movie Harry lunches on minnows. | |
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movie Some typical hiking. | |
movie Through the beautiful stream. | |
movie Good shot of Harry flying toward the camera, scared this way by some other hikers. | |
Large -- Medium Whoops! Rick steps in some stagnant water and up to his ankles in mud. | |
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Large -- Medium A closeup of Harry, near the campsite. | |
Large -- Medium Remains of a dwelling from some homesteaders from the early 20th century. | |
Large -- Medium Destroyed by flood long ago. |