Lonely planet list Bear Canyon in the Sabino Canyon park as one of the best hikes in Arizona. Unfortunately I was there the wrong time of year and there was no water and so no seven falls.
I wasn't about the let the lack of water or triple digit temperatures stop me from getting in some hiking. I decided to just wander around and see if Sabino Lake had any water, it did not. I made my way along the trails and then down the creek bed to Sabino Dam.
I liked how this area of the desert has so much more life than here around Yuma. So many more cacti and bushes.
I will need to head back during the late summer monsoons or in the late spring to do the seven falls hike and enjoy the pools.
I wasn't about the let the lack of water or triple digit temperatures stop me from getting in some hiking. I decided to just wander around and see if Sabino Lake had any water, it did not. I made my way along the trails and then down the creek bed to Sabino Dam.
I liked how this area of the desert has so much more life than here around Yuma. So many more cacti and bushes.
When I arrived at the dam, there was no water behind it, but there were some small pools of stagnant water below it. Despite their small size the pools had minnows swimming around in them. I found it kinda funny that there was water below the dam but not behind it, seems to kinda defeat the purpose of a dam, Near the damn there was also a shady little picnic area that I took refuge in from the sun for a while as I decided if I should hike any farther.
View of the Dam from the trail
The Dam
Survey Marker on the Dam
Pools below the dam
Dam from below
I will need to head back during the late summer monsoons or in the late spring to do the seven falls hike and enjoy the pools.
-James
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