Canada del Oro - 2013 May

The CDO! Neither Lance nor I had ever been down the Canada del Oro trail and this was a great trip - Montezuma Quail, Painted Redstarts, Western Tanager, Horned Lizards, Black Rattlers, Flowers, Bear Scat and WATER! Both Lance and I were surprised to find miles of flowing water, quite a treat! Thanks to Alison and Erin for shuttling us and picking us up!

Great photos and post about the hike from Lance

A post from Sirena about her CDO hike - both Lance and I read this several times to get an idea about the area and what to expect - great!

Photographs - May 18, Saturday, 2013

HikeArizona description of the hike - as always on HikeArizona be sure to check out the Triplogs which can give you some great ideas on recent conditions and what to expect.

2013 May Old Skeletons and New Growth: Old Skeletons and New Growth. Charles Miles. 5/18/2013.

2013 May Arizona Black Rattlesnake with tongue out on the Canada del Oro Trail: This snake had no interest in letting us use this section of the trail... Charles Miles. 5/18/2013.

2013 May Unexpected Water: Lance and I did not expect so much water in the canyon - really amazing and there was still flowing water where we left the canyon. Charles Miles. 5/18/2013.

2013 May Mirror Match 1. Charles Miles. 5/18/2013.

2013 May Butterflyweed near the CDO. Charles Miles. 5/18/2013.

2013 May Old Style Trail Sign near FR 736: Old Style Trail Sign near FR 736. Charles Miles. 5/18/2013.

2013 May Crossing the Canada del Oro: Temperatures topped out at about 93 on this hike... Charles Miles. 5/18/2013.

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Canada del Oro - 2013 May

Created by cmiles on 5/21/2013.