Four day trip to the remote Sheep's Bridge area on the beautiful Verde River. Once you leave pavement, it takes about four hours over 30+ miles to get to the campsite. Lots quicker if you're not hauling a rolli-polli slow truck camper, but who's in a hurry?
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| Heading in from Cave Creek |
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| Multiple creek crossings in the last 12 miles |
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| Slow going, about 5mph max for the last 12 miles |
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| Mazatzal Peak in the background |
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| Sheep's Bridge |
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| Mazatzal Peak |
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| Heading down to the hotspring we bathed in the next day |
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| This cactus looks like it's trying to climb the cliff |
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| Camp for two nights |
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| Sunrise view with river right nearby. |
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| Self portrait timer on morning run |
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| "Saguaro Forest" |
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| Javelina tracks |
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| Little cactus with unique seed dispersal |
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| Little hooks with seeds |
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| Dead saguauro |
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| Intimate look at water channels for saguaro |
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| Absolutely no photoshop |
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| Heading out |
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| Road essentially goes over the mountain there. |
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| One of my favorite spots in the high desert |
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| Climb about 4,000+ feet out of the Verde River valley |
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| Long rough road out Bloody Basin to I-17 |
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| Campsite at Bumble Bee |
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| One of the better sites. |
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