Parson Spring May 16

A hike up Sycamore Creek from near its conference with the Verde
IMG 4347 PARSON SPRING IMG 4348 Looking up Sycamore Creek from the trailhead IMG 4349 IMG 4350
IMG 4351 Down the hill and along the creek IMG 4352 IMG 4353 IMG 4354
IMG 4355 There is a lot of flow in Sycamore, forming several pools like this IMG 4356 tonemapped IMG 4358 IMG 4360 This huge comglomerate boulder rolled down from the rim.
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IMG 4370 tonemapped IMG 4372 tonemapped IMG 4374 The summer spring, early on the trail IMG 4375 There are several crossings
IMG 4377 tonemapped IMG 4378 IMG 4379 tonemapped IMG 4380 The swimming hole
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IMG 4390 A good place for a snack break IMG 4391 IMG 4394 A large rockslide IMG 4395 tonemapped
IMG 4398 Columnar basalt on the canyon rim IMG 4399 IMG 4400 IMG 4404
IMG 4405 tonemapped IMG 4408 IMG 4414 IMG 4415 Ancient fossil coral
IMG 4416 IMG 4417 IMG 4418 The cave of ruins IMG 4419
IMG 4424 IMG 4425 IMG 4427 IMG 4428 Just south of the main spring, this is as far as we go today
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IMG 4441 IMG 4443 Some ledgewalking IMG 4444 IMG 4445
IMG 4447 IMG 4448 IMG 4449 IMG 4450 Back at the swimming hole, time for a swim now that it's warmer
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IMG 4457 IMG 4459 IMG 4466 Tiny butterflies swarm on the bank IMG 4468 tonemapped
IMG 4470 IMG 4471 IMG 4472 IMG 4473 Back up the hill to return
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