West Fork Oak Creek - 4.14.2013
Directions to the 'Call of the Canyon' parking area which is the starting point for the west fork trail.
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A google earth look at the terrain around the west fork of Oak Creek.
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We began the hike on the 'Call of the Canyon' Nature Trail.
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There will be 13 easy creek crossings on the hike... this is the only bridge.
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Beautiful Oak Creek.
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There are some ruins along the 'Call of the Canyon' nature trail.
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The official start of the West Fork Oak Creek Trail.
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The west fork trail is in the Red Rock Secret Mountain Wilderness.
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Awesome canyon walls start immediately.
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The creek has undercut the cliffs.
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More of the creek undercutting the cliffs.
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Looking up.
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tomman and BarbE rock hopping in the west fork of Oak Creek.
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West Fork of Oak Creek.
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West Fork of Oak Creek.
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Looking up.
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Denali Girl rock hopping.
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Looking up at the cliffs.
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Rock art in the west fork.
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Group shot... BarbE is recharging her crystal from all of the energy in the area.
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Looking up.
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Inukshuk.
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After having hiked about 3.3 miles there are no more easy crossings of the west fork... BarbE went a little further to check it out... but this would be as far as we went.
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Looking up.
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Beautiful canyon walls.
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