December 9, 2006

December 9, 2006

With our golf game in a tailspin, we figured we needed to get some real exercise today; so we drove to the eastern side of the Sabino Canyon Recreation Area and found the remote trailhead of the Bear Canyon Trail. This hike starts out in the desert foothills and winds its way north up this canyon following a large rocky wash. Surprisingly there is a trickle of water running down the middle. This is the first natural water flow I have seen out here. The hike is very pretty with Saguaros growing everywhere along the canyon walls. Two hours later we arrive at an area called Seven Falls where the tiny creek cascades out of the mountain in a series of small waterfalls.

After eating a snack lunch beside the waterfalls, we retrace our steps back to the car. This almost-empty river wash is huge. It is amazing to think that in the rainy season this creek turns into a raging river. I hope I get the chance to see the difference.