Last Hike of the Season

And this was the best hike ever!  We drove an hours northeast of Saddlebrooke to a canyon called Aravaipa.  This slot canyon only allows 30 permits per day.  We were with five others from the hiking group.  Besides walking in a gorgeous slot canyon, we are walking in a river about 50% of the hike (total of 6 miles).

This is us walking in the river.  We all wore old shoes that we knew would be totally wet.  Surprisingly, the water was not too cold.  As the afternoon heat kicked in the water felt wonderful.  Much better than walking on the trails alongside the river.

The big excitement on this hike was seeing a rattlesnake! Luckily our hike leader spotted it first and we all watched (from a safe distance) as the snake moved along into some brush.