One day we
decided to check out Fossil Creek Wild & Scenic River outside of Camp
Verde. It’s hard to imagine that Arizona
would have wild and scenic rivers, but this is one of two! Fossil Creek originates from artesian springs
and has a constant year-round flow of nearly 30 million gallons per day. To ensure that everyone has a place to park,
a permit is required from April 1st to October 1st. We went on October 2nd and didn’t
have a problem with parking.
This was the
second of three drives we took this year that we decided we were glad we did,
but would not do again. Mills Canyon,
which we drove in July, was very scary, but at least it was short. The third will be in the next blog post. This one, Fossil Creek Road, was 14 miles of
He__! (That was ‘Heck’, of course.) Alright, it was just washboard, but, after a
couple of miles, it really became annoying and, by mile 14, we were ready to
scream!
We were so
thankful when we crossed the pretty river at the bottom of the canyon.
The hike to the
waterfall is only 2 miles round trip, with some pretty ripples along the way.
Look how clear
the water is and filled with so many fish!
The waterfall
was worth the short walk, but what’s that speck at the top of the falls?
Watching the
jumpers definitely added to the fun.
In order to get
the trees out of the picture, wading was required. Since I didn’t want to take off my shoes and
socks, I asked a nice young person to take a picture for me.
Is it me or are
there two faces in the waterfall?
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