Conditions:Minnow Canyon-20170103192130
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30 Dec 2016 (8 yrs, 7 mos ago) |
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| Reported by: | CC (93 reports) | |
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| Quality: | Good |
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| Waterflow: | Deep pools |
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| Wetsuit: | None |
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| Difficulty: | Normal |
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Team: 5 people with experience level Intermediate
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Comments: The last section under the bridge at the exit was a longish chilly swimmer, other pools in the canyon did not require getting wet, the day after the rain the creek was flowing fast, during times with rain the Apache Trail dirt road has some 8" deep crossings.
All condition reports
| Date | Quality | Waterflow | Wetsuit | Difficulty | Time | Team | Reported by |
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| Good | Dry
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| |  5 hours
| 3 people Brand new to Intermediate | Stber321 (39 reports) | |
Comment: While not a lot of bang for your buck as far as raps are concerned it's a pretty area and has some nice rabbit holes. A good winter option to take a beginner with no wetsuit required. Glad we made the trip out from Tucson.
We walked the road out but there were lots of cars along the whole length of the exit, the road is now open past fish creek vista. Unfortunately this means no solitude in the creek.
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| Great | Dry
| | | 5 hours
| 3 people Brand new to Advanced | Mdavid (5 reports) | |
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| Great | Dry
| None
| Easy |  4 hours
| 2 people Beginner to Intermediate | Grapefruit (35 reports) | |
Comment: Lots of fun down climbing, primarily in the route finding. Fall colors in fish creek. Bushwhacking was thorny but easy enough to avoid most of it all. We did the canyon around 9am and I wish I hadn't brought my jacket for the bushwhacking. Road hiking in and out. Some people were shooting on the approach into zig zag nearby. Did the 140' rap and never saw water. Pools of clear creek water in fish creek was beautiful. Only did the one rappel.
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| Good | Dry
| None
| Easy | 3 hours
| 2 people Intermediate | Coalemus (160 reports) | |
Comment: Easy to avoid the pool by climbing over the arch while on rope for R2. Lots of fun downclimbing. Temps were perfect.
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| Great | Dry
| | Normal | 5 hours
| 4 people Intermediate to Advanced | Jawx0420 (44 reports) | |
Comment: We thoroughly enjoyed this route. Although there were only a few raps, they were unique and fun. The best part of this route was the approach. It was beautiful, engaging, and right up our alley. We could have spent hours in that outdoor play ground! We stopped for a while to do some fun boulder problems and to explore the various tunnels / down climbs. The bouldering has some serious potential and we found ourselves wishing we had a crash pad. I definitely recommend this route if you are in the area. We drove down from northern AZ on Sunday, did this route and spent the night camping near the trail head. We did Sierra the next day before heading back home. It was a great trip with great people!
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| Great | | | Normal | 5 hours
| 4 people Intermediate to Advanced | EMoorcroft (451 reports) | |
Comment: Had a good time on this one. Would be fun with more rappels but we enjoy splitting up the one and going through the rabbit hole, then over the arch. Stopped for a bouldering session in one of the many caves.
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| Great | Deep pools
| None
| Normal | 4 hours
| 2 people Intermediate | Coalemus (160 reports) | |
Comment: Tons of fun downclimbing and crawling through tunnels. We did the two-stage through the rabbit-hole and then the 80 footer. One of us went through the arch and got wet, the other climbed over the arch and rapped down the other side, avoiding the water. There is a nice flat area from which to climb over the arch, it's really easier than it looks from the anchor station. Hangers were spinning on R2 but the bolts seemed solid so we went for it. Webbing at both stations was starting to get a bit crispy but should still last a while. A beautiful area!
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| Great | Very Low
| None
| Normal | 4 hours
| 2 people Intermediate to Advanced | Nclegg (423 reports) | |
Comment: Fun downclimbing problems before the main rap/rap sequence. Took the short R1 option RDC through a hole in the boulders. Very cool rappel. Went over the R2 arch to bypass pool. Pool below only looked about knee deep. Some standing water throughout from yesterday’s rain and minor trickle in areas. Very little water flowing through Fish Creek, stayed completely dry. Encountered one other party of three in canyon. All webbing in great shape. Ref. third photo for rockfall blocking the road.
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| Ok | Deep pools
| None
| Normal | 4 hours
| 3 people Expert to Intermediate | Erek (206 reports) | |
Comment: Took R1 bolts DCR. R2 off of bolts go into chest deep pool if rappelling through arch. Pool can be avoided by rappelling over arch instead of through, requires a little bit of climbing while on rope. Hangers on R2 could move, but bolts were solid. No required water crossings in Fish Creek.
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| Great | Dry
| None
| Normal | 4 hours
| 4 people Brand new to Intermediate | Skyotie (13 reports) | |
Comment: Dry and nice. Took a couple people on their first canyon and tied a practice rappel before the large drop
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| Good | Deep pools
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| Normal | | 5 people Intermediate | CC (93 reports) | |
Comment: The last section under the bridge at the exit was a longish chilly swimmer, other pools in the canyon did not require getting wet, the day after the rain the creek was flowing fast, during times with rain the Apache Trail dirt road has some 8" deep crossings.
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| | | | | HikeArizona.com (271 reports) | |||
Comment: Most recent conditions reported at HikeArizona.com, see Trip Report for full details.
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| | | | | PamBarnhart@Facebook (1 reports) | |||
Comment: extracts from Facebook posts, click link for full details (privacy restrictions may apply)
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| | | | | Candition.com (287 reports) | |||
Comment: Most recent conditions reported at Candition.com, see Trip Report for full details.
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| Good | | | | | CanditionBot (2103 reports) | ||
