Sandys Canyon Oct 16
This perennial favorite is a broad, grassy canyon near Lake Mary that incorporates part of the Arizona Trail
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SANDY'S CANYON Starting from the new trailhead
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A well-thinned forest at the top...
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But below the rim, it's wild
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We cross the wash and ontothe flat grassy canyon floor
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After a short distance, we briefly take the Marshall Lake turnoff to the north to see the high canyon wall
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Back on the main trail toward the caves
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...where we turn off for Fisher Point, which is directly abive this first cave
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Up on Fisher Point
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We see a hawk
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Looking down on the south end of Walnut Canyon
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Back down from the Point...
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To the first cave. These are mostly cowboy graffiti.
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Onward into Walnut for the second cave
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This one is shallow and recently used for a fire
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We return
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