Bear Canyon
May 1, 2005
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We were too early for the trams, but Bear Canyon Trail to Seven Falls was still an easy eight-mile, four-hour round trip hike.
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The summer flowers have arrived, including all possible colors of cholla and prickly pear blossoms. That's Kathy in a nice spray of Verbena.
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There was more water in the stream than I had ever seen before, with many pools and waterfalls all along the trail.
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The best surprise of all was that the upper pools were nice and clear, and the water was decidedly dippable.
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Well, okay, it wasn't exactly bathwater warm!
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It was ... uh ... very refreshing!
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Tropical paradise where the road crosses the river for the last time.
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One hiker down for the count.
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Two more on their way.
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Marion and Kathy at El Charro. And the concert they all slept through.
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Strolling through old Tucson.