FEATURES: A secluded canyon. From the back rim, there are views to the southwest. One of the best preserved Indian Ruins in the area.
LEVEL: Moderate
HIKING TIME: Approximately 45 minutes to the ruin.
DRIVING TIME FROM SEDONA: About twenty minutes from the City limits.
DESCRIPTION: This is not an official Forest Service route nor is there a trail. This hike follows a wash framed by canyon walls. It is a pretty easy hike as wash hikes go, with not much boulder hopping. The reward at the end of the canyon is one of the best preserved Indian ruins in the area. If this hike had not been previously published I would not have included it in this book, and I do so with a request. Please respect this site. To some it is considered sacred. To others it is a unique treasure filled with history. It is also against the law to desecrate such sites or to take anything from them- i.e. pot shards. Most importantly I will relate an event that shaped my view of these areas when I was only nine years old. My uncle and his two sons were exploring an area where they came upon a rather unique site that had been despoiled by pot hunters. Close by they found a skull that had been pierced by a bullet hole. The desecration of the site most likely had nothing to do with the violent remains they had discovered. But an Arizona homily to the wise-- "Don't mess around with things you don't understand." Be respectful and enjoy this most marvelous of hikes.

ENTERING THE CANYON JUST AFTER A RAIN

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