Most of the time driving across the sandy bed of the San Pedro River on Redington road is a complete non-event, easy to miss, and the occasional road closures in the area are a bit of a mystery until you see San Pedro River flowing and the road underwater... Another beautiful result of our wet winter!

I had hoped to see a ribbon of water trickling towards the San Pedro at the mouth of Edgar Canyon - but, driving across, nothing... A bit up-canyon where the gas line road cuts down into the canyon - still dry... Finally, 20 or 30 minutes up-canyon, water appears - not rushing or filling the canyon wall to wall, but a steady clear flow slightly sunken into the gravel.

Farther up canyon I loop up above the canyon to see the line of Sycamores, look for flowers and then wander into long shadows before returning down canyon and making the long drive home.