Water Canyon Staging Area

Water canyon was the next canyon over from Maxwell canyon. On a summer day it was a good hike over to the staging area that was comprised of this little pasture surrounded by cedar trees and turquoise sage. A string of old cedar posts still remained on one side complete with a wire gate.
One could actually drive this far up Water canyon without fear of getting stuck in the sand which would drift over the primitive roads and make traveling very difficult.
When a longer hike was planned this shady area was perfect to transfer our backpacks to our own backs and prepare to make the more difficult hike up the canyon switchbacks to the top country.
This was the magical land that my Uncle Jon wrote about in his books. It was the land of the Raindrop That Never Fell, one of the most beautiful natural lakes around. We were ready!

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